• 1. to cause (a door or window) to close noisily and with force or (of a door, etc) to close in this way
• 2. to throw (something) down noisily and violently
• 3. to criticize harshly
• 4. to go (into or out of a room, etc) in violent haste or anger
• 5. to strike with violent force
• 6. to defeat easily
• 7. the act or noise of slamming
• 8. harsh criticism or abuse
• 9. C17: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse slamra, Norwegian slemma, Swedish dialect slämma

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• 1. the winning of all (grand slam) or all but one (little slam or small slam) of the 13 tricks at bridge or whist
• 2. the bid to do so in bridge - See grand slam little slam
• 3. an old card game
• 4. C17: of uncertain origin

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• 1. a poetry contest in which entrants compete with each other by reciting their work and are awarded points by the audience
• 2. C20: origin unknown

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