Definition

/slæm/

noun

A sudden impact or blow.
The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
A slam dunk.
An insult.
“I don't mean this as a slam, but you can be really impatient sometimes.”
The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.

verb

To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
“Don't slam the door!”
To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)
“Don't slam that trunk down on the pavement!”
To strike forcefully with some implement.
To strike against suddenly and heavily.
“The boat slammed into the bank and we were almost thrown into the river.”
To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
“Critics slammed the new film, calling it violent and meaningless.”