Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
SLAM
I. noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1660
grand slam , little slam ,
II. noun
Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian slamre to bang, Swedish slamra to rattle
Date: 1672
a heavy blow or impact,
2. a noisy violent closing, a banging noise, a cutting or violent criticism, slammer , a poetry competition performed before judges,
III. verb (slammed; slamming)
Date: circa 1691
transitive verb to strike or beat hard ; knock , to shut forcibly and noisily ; bang ,
3. to set or slap down violently or noisily , to propel, thrust, or produce by or as if by striking hard , to criticize harshly, intransitive verb to make a banging noise, to function (as in moving) with emphatic and usually noisy vigor , to utter verb al abuse or harsh criticism