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slam
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /slæm/
- Rhymes: -æm
Etymology 1
From Middle English *slammen (not recorded), apparently from a Scandinavian source ultimately from Old Norse slæma, slœma (“to slam, swing a weapon, strike an object out of reach”), related to Old Norse slamra, slambra (“to slam”). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål slamre (“to slam”), Swedish slamra (“to pound, beat, make a clatter, rattle”), Norwegian Nynorsk slamra (“to sway, dangle”).
Verb
slam (third-person singular simple present slams, present participle slamming, simple past and past participle slammed)
- (transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
- (transitive, 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.)
- (transitive) To strike forcefully with some implement.
- (intransitive) To strike against suddenly and heavily.
- (transitive, colloquial) To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
- (basketball) To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.
- (intransitive, bridge) To make a slam bid.
- (transitive, card games) To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
- 1742, Edmond Hoyle, A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist
- D having seven Spades in his Hand wins them, and consequently slams A and B
- 1742, Edmond Hoyle, A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist
- (transitive, slang) To change providers (e.g. of domain registration or telephone carrier) for a customer without clear (if any) consent.
- (transitive) To drink off, to drink quickly.
- To compete in a poetry slam.
- (transitive, drugs, slang) To inject intravenously; shoot up.
Synonyms
- (drink quickly): See also Thesaurus:drink
- (shoot up): bang
Derived terms
- slam the door on
- slam on the brakes
Translations
Noun
slam (countable and uncountable, plural slams)
- (countable) A sudden impact or blow.
- 1981, Shel Silverstein, “How Many, How Much”, A Light in the Attic, Harper & Row:
- How many slams in an old screen door? / Depends how loud you shut it.
- 1981, Shel Silverstein, “How Many, How Much”, A Light in the Attic, Harper & Row:
- (countable) The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
- The slam and the scowl were lost upon Sam.
- (countable, basketball) A slam dunk.
- (countable, colloquial, US) An insult.
- (uncountable) The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
- A poetry slam.
- A slambook.
- 2017, Mark Duffett, Fan Identities and Practices in Context: Dedicated to Music (page 194)
- Regular friendship books had a variety of variations, such as slams, crams, and decos.
- 2017, Mark Duffett, Fan Identities and Practices in Context: Dedicated to Music (page 194)
- (Britain, dialect) The refuse of alum works.
- (music) A subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs
Translations
Etymology 2
Origin unknown.
Noun
slam (countable and uncountable, plural slams)
- (uncountable, obsolete) A type of card game, also called ruff and honours.
- A card game, played all at once without separate turns, in which players attempt to get rid of their cards as quickly as possible according to certain rules.
- Synonym: spit
- (countable, card games) 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.
- (countable, sports) Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.
Derived terms
- grand slam
- little slam
Verb
slam (third-person singular simple present slams, present participle slamming, simple past and past participle slammed)
- (transitive, card games) To defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
Etymology 3
Compare Dutch slomp, German Schlampe.
Noun
slam (plural slams)
- (obsolete) A shambling fellow.
Anagrams
- AMLs, AMSL, LAMs, Lams, MASL, SAML, alms, lams, mals, masl, salm
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?slam]
Noun
slam
- genitive plural of sláma
French
Noun
slam m (plural slams)
- poetry slam
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [slam]
Noun
slam
- dative of sl?
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German Schlamm
Noun
slam n (definite singular slammet, uncountable)
- mud, ooze, slime, sludge, slurry
References
- “slam” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “slam” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German Schlamm
Noun
slam n (definite singular slammet, uncountable)
- mud, ooze, slime, sludge, slurry
References
- “slam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Volapük
Proper noun
slam
- Islam
Declension
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clout
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kla?t/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /kl??t/
- Rhymes: -a?t
Etymology 1
From Middle English clout, from Old English cl?t, from Proto-Germanic *kl?taz, from Proto-Indo-European *gelewdos, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to ball up, amass”). Cognate with Old Norse klútr (“kerchief”), Swedish klut, Danish klud, Middle High German kl?z (“lump”), whence German Kloß, and dialect Russian ????? (gluda). See also cleat. The sense “influence, especially political” originated in the dialect of Chicago, but has become widespread.
Noun
clout (countable and uncountable, plural clouts)
- Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
- (regional, informal) A blow with the hand.
- 1910, Katherine Mansfield, Frau Brenchenmacher Attends A Wedding
- ‘Such a clout on the ear as you gave me… But I soon taught you.’
- 1910, Katherine Mansfield, Frau Brenchenmacher Attends A Wedding
- (baseball, informal) A home run.
- 2011, Michael Vega, "Triple double", in The Boston Globe, August 17, 2011, p. C1.
- '... allowed Boston to score all of its runs on homers, including a pair of clouts by Jacoby Ellsbury ...'
- 2011, Michael Vega, "Triple double", in The Boston Globe, August 17, 2011, p. C1.
- (archery) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
- c. 1594, William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, Act IV, Scene 1,[4]
- A’ must shoot nearer or he’ll ne’er hit the clout.
- c. 1594, William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, Act IV, Scene 1,[4]
- (regional, dated) A swaddling cloth.
- (archaic) A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, London: William Ponsonbie, Book 1, Canto 9, p. 129,[5]
- His garment nought but many ragged clouts, / With thornes together pind and patched was, / The which his naked sides he wrapt abouts;
- c. 1600 William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act II, Scene 2,[6]
- […] a clout upon that head
- Where late the diadem stood […]
- 1743, Robert Drury, The Pleasant, and Surprizing Adventures of Mr. Robert Drury, during his Fifteen Years Captivity on the Island of Madagascar, London, p. 74,[7]
- We condol’d with each other, and observ’d how wretchedly we look’d, all naked, except a small Clout about our Middles […]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, London: William Ponsonbie, Book 1, Canto 9, p. 129,[5]
- (archaic) An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
- (obsolete) A piece; a fragment.
- c. 1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, “The Merchant’s Tale,” lines 707-709, in The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, London: Bell & Daldy, 1866, Volume 2, p. 339,[8]
- And whan sche of this bille hath taken heede, / Sche rente it al to cloutes atte laste / And into the privy softely it caste.
- c. 1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, “The Merchant’s Tale,” lines 707-709, in The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, London: Bell & Daldy, 1866, Volume 2, p. 339,[8]
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
clout (third-person singular simple present clouts, present participle clouting, simple past and past participle clouted)
- To hit, especially with the fist.
- To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout.
- 15 March, 1549, Hugh Latimer, The Second Sermon preached before the King's Majesty at Westminster
- Paul, yea, and Peter, too, had more skill in […] clouting an old tent than to teach lawyers.
- 15 March, 1549, Hugh Latimer, The Second Sermon preached before the King's Majesty at Westminster
- To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
- To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
- To join or patch clumsily.
Translations
Etymology 2
Verb
clout (third-person singular simple present clouts, present participle clouting, simple past and past participle clouted)
- Dated form of clot.
- 1948, The Essex Review
- He tells us how to butter eggs, boil eels, clout cream, stew capons, how to make a fine cake, an almond pudding and a raspberry conserve, […]
- 1948, The Essex Review
References
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English cl?t, from Proto-West Germanic *kl?t, from Proto-Germanic *kl?taz. Compare cloud.
Alternative forms
- clowt, cloute, clowte, clowtt
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klu?t/
Noun
clout (plural cloutes)
- A (smaller) piece of fabric; a shred:
- A patch (fabric for mending).
- A bandage or dressing (for wounds)
- rag, tatter (piece of clothing)
- A (larger) piece of fabric; a cloth:
- Threadbare or inferior clothing.
- Cloth for wrapping babies; swaddling clothes.
- A burial shroud.
- A washer; a round metal panel.
- A fragment or shred.
- A strike, blow or hit.
Related terms
- clouten
- clouting
- clowter
Descendants
- English: clout
- Scots: clout, cloot
References
- “cl?ut, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “cl?ut, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Verb
clout
- Alternative form of clouten
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