1. [n]  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"
2. [n]  winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
3. [v]  strike violently
4. [v]  throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table"
5. [v]  close violently; "He slammed the door shut"
6. [v]  dance the slam dance

Slam
A 1998 Sundance Film Festival winner, Slam --set in a war-zone housing project known as Dodge City and in the infamous Washington, D.C., city jail--presents a gritty, inspiring portrait of urban poverty and the redemptive power of art. The book includes the full screenplay, poetry from the film, behind-the-scenes diaries, and more.

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1. \Slam\, n. (Card Playing)
   Winning all the tricks of a deal (called, in bridge,
   {grand slam}, the winning of all but one of the thirteen
      tricks being called
   {a little slam}).
   

2. \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.
   

3. \Slam\, v. i.
   To come or swing against something, or to shut, with sudden
   force so as to produce a shock and noise; as, a door or
   shutter slams.
   

4. \Slam\, n.
   1. The act of one who, or that which, slams.
   2. The shock and noise produced in slamming.
            The slam and the scowl were lost upon Sam.
                                                  --Dickens.
   3. (Card Playing) Winning all the tricks of a deal.
   4. The refuse of alum works. [Prov. Eng.]
   

1. Simulation Language for Alternative Modeling.

2. A continuous simulation language.

["SLAM - A New Continuous Simulation Language", N.A. Wallington et al, in SCS Simulation Council Proc Series: Toward Real-Time Simulation (Languages, Models and Systems), R.E. Crosbie et al eds, 6(1):85-89 (Dec 1976)].