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Noun slam has 4 senses

slam, sweep - winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
--₁ is a kind of victory, triumph
--₁ is a part of bridge
--₁ has particulars: grand slam; little slam, small slam
slam - the noise made by the forcefaul impact of two objects
--₂ is a kind of noise

Derived form: verb slam₁
slam - a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
--₃ is a kind of impact

Derived forms: verb slam₄, verb slam₂
shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe - an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
--₄ is a kind of remark, comment
--₄ has particulars: cheap shot

Verb slam has 4 senses

slam, bang - close violently; "He slammed the door shut"
--₁ is one way to close, shut

Derived forms: noun slam₂, noun slammer₁
Sample sentence:
They want to slam the doors
slam, bang - strike violently; "slam the ball"
--₂ is one way to hit

Derived form: noun slam₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
slam dance, slam, mosh, thrash - dance the slam dance
--₃ is one way to dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue slam
slam, flap down - throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table"
--₄ is one way to throw

Derived form: noun slam₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP