slam
English
/slæm/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
- (transitive) To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)
- (transitive) To strike forcefully with some implement.
- (intransitive) To strike against suddenly and heavily.
- (transitive) To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
- (basketball) To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.
- (intransitive) To make a slam bid.
- (transitive) To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
- (transitive) To change providers (e.g. of domain registration or telephone carrier) for a customer without clear (if any) consent.
- (transitive) To drink off, to drink quickly.
- To compete in a poetry slam.
- (transitive) To inject intravenously; shoot up.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *slammen derived from Old Norse slæma.
Origin
Old Norse
slæma
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -er English
- Serena English
- Serena Slam English
- ball English
- bang English
- body English
- bodyslam English
- book English
- chelem English
- choke English
- chokeslam English
- click English
- dancer English
- fire English
- hover English
- hoverslam English
- master English
- power English
- powerslam English
- slam-clicker English
- slamball English
- slambang English
- slambook English
- slamdancer English
- slamfire English
- slammaster English
- slammer English
- schlemmen German
- verschlemmen German
- chelem French
- *slammen Middle English
- slæma Old Norse