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To slam to

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.