Slam vs Slamming - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between slam and slamming

is that slam is (ergative) to shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise or slam can be (card games) to defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand while slamming is .

As nouns the difference between slam and slamming

is that slam is (countable) a sudden impact or blow or slam can be (obsolete) a type of card game, also called ruff and honours while slamming is the act of something being slammed.

As an adjective slamming is

(slang) great; awesome.

slam

English

Etymology 1

Apparently from a Scandinavian source; compare Norwegian slamre, Swedish slemma.

Verb

(slamm)

(ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.

Don't slam the door!

(ergative) 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.

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(colloquial) To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.

Don't ever slam me in front of the boss like that again!

Union leaders slammed the new proposals.

Critics slammed the new film, calling it violent and meaningless.

(basketball) To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.

(bridge) To make a slam bid.

(card games) To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.

(Hoyle)

to change providers (e.g. of domain registration or telephone carrier) for a customer without clear (if any) consent.

to drink off, to drink quickly

to compete in a poetry slam

Synonyms

* (drink quickly) See also

Derived terms

* slam the door on * slam on the brakes

Noun

(countable) A sudden impact or blow.

(countable) The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.

* (Charles Dickens)

The slam and the scowl were lost upon Sam.

(countable, basketball) A slam dunk.

(countable, colloquial, US) An insult.

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(uncountable) The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.

A poetry slam.

(UK, dialect) The refuse of alum works.

Etymology 2

Origin unknown.

Noun

(en noun)

(obsolete) A type of card game, also called ruff and honours.

(cards) Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.

(countable, bridge) A bid of six (small slam'') or seven (''grand slam ) in a suit or no trump.

Derived terms

* grand slam

Verb

(slamm)

(card games) To defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.

Anagrams

* English ergative verbs ----

slamming

English

Verb

(wikipedia slamming) (head)

Adjective

(en adjective)

(slang) Great; awesome.

* 2006 , Brian Sloan, Tale of Two Summers (page 82)

First off, how could I ever be a totally slamming , hot French expert on free-running. But, that technicality aside, I honestly don't want to be Henri.

* 2007 , A. Lopez, Great Falls (page 207)

You could play while driving if wanted to. "Man, you have no idea how slammin' we would be driving into my neighborhood with these wheels. Just slammin'...."

* 2008 , Malín Alegría, Sofi Mendoza's Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico (page 28)

It was totally slamming and reminded Sofi of an MTV spring break show.

Noun

(en noun)

The act of something being slammed.

* 2011 , John O'Loughlin, Two Sides of the Same Coin

He would also have been exposed to the coughings and shufflings, comings and goings, questions and answers, wailings and slammings , snivellings and sneezings, etc., which figured so prominently in the reference room