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slam

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slam1
1. 
a. the winning of all (grand slam) or all but one (little or small slam) of the 13 tricks at bridge or whist
b. the bid to do so in bridge
2. an old card game
slam2
a poetry contest in which entrants compete with each other by reciting their work and are awarded points by the audience
1.(language)SLAM - Simulation Language for Alternative Modeling.
2.SLAM - 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)].


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She shut the bureau with a slam, and glanced at him.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
I heard the door of the laboratory slam, seated myself in a chair, and took up a daily paper.
The Time Machine by Wells, H.G. View in context
But at that minute I heard the stiff outer glass door open heavily with a creak and slam violently; the sound echoed up the stairs.
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