the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects
"The sudden slam of the heavy door echoed through the hallway."
a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
"The door slammed shut when he rushed out of the room."
A sudden impact or blow.
"The robot's SLAM algorithm allowed it to navigate the unknown warehouse without any pre-existing maps."
A type of card game, also called ruff and honours.
A shambling fellow.
Initialism of simultaneous localization and mapping.
In plain English: A slam is something that hits hard and makes a loud noise, like when you close a door quickly.
"The slam door echoed loudly through the hallway."
dance the slam dance
"The crowd cheered as the dancer performed an impressive slam move in the middle of the routine."
To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
"The experienced player managed to slam the novice, taking every single trick in the bridge game without letting her win a single point."
To defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
In plain English: To slam means to hit something very hard and quickly, usually causing it to make a loud noise when closing or falling down.
"He slammed the door shut after leaving his house."
Usage: Use "slam" when describing something closed violently with a loud bang, such as a door hitting its frame hard enough to create an audible shock. Avoid confusing this physical action with the unrelated bridge term for winning all tricks in a hand or game.
The word "slam" comes from Old Norse slæma, which originally meant to swing a weapon or strike an object out of reach. It entered English via Middle English with this same sense of striking something forcefully.