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slam - winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge |
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sweep |
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victory,
triumph a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
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bridge any of various card games based on whist for four players
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grand slam winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge
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little slam,
small slam winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge
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slam - a forceful impact that makes a loud noise |
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impact the striking of one body against another
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slam - the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects |
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noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
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verb |
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slam - strike violently; "slam the ball" |
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bang |
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hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
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slam - close violently; "He slammed the door shut" |
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bang |
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shut,
close finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
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slam - throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table" |
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throw throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six"
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