Noah Webster
Slam
SLAM, verb transitive
1. To strike with force and noise; to shut against; a violent shutting of a door.
2. To beat; to cuff.
3. To strike down; to slaughter.
4. To win all the tricks in a hand; as we say, to take all at a stroke or dash.
SLAM, noun
1. A violent driving and dashing against; a violent shutting of a door.
2. Defeat at cards, or the winning of all the tricks.
3. The refuse of alum-works; used in Yorkshire as a manure, with sea weed and lime.