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What does slam mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
  2. (transitive, ergative) To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)
  3. (transitive) To strike forcefully with some implement.
  4. (transitive, colloquial) To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
  5. (basketball) To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.
  6. (intransitive, bridge) To make a slam bid.
  7. (card game) To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
  8. (transitive, slang) to change providers (e.g. of domain registration or telephone carrier) for a customer without clear (if any) consent.
  9. to drink off, to drink quickly
  10. to compete in a poetry slam
  11. (transitive, drugs, slang) to inject intravenously; shoot up
Noun
  1. (countable) A sudden impact or blow.
  2. (countable) The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
  3. (countable, basketball) A slam dunk.
  4. (countable, colloquial, US) An insult.
  5. (uncountable) The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
  6. A poetry slam.
  7. (Britain, dialect) The refuse of alum works.
Noun
  1. (obsolete) A type of card game, also called ruff and honours.
  2. (card game) Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.
  3. (countable, bridge) A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.
  4. (sports) Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.
Verb
  1. (card game) To defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
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