Slam \Slam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slammed; p. pr. & vb. n. Slamming.]

[Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. slamra, slambra, sl?ma, Norw. slemba, slemma, dial. Sw. sl["a]mma.]

1. To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he slammed the door.

2. To put in or on some place with force and loud noise; -- usually with down; as, to slam a trunk down on the pavement.

3. To strike with some implement with force; hence, to beat or cuff. [Prov. Eng.]

4. To strike down; to slaughter. [Prov. Eng.]

5. To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand. --Hoyle.

To slam to, to shut or close with a slam. ``He slammed to the door.'' --W. D. Howells.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)