shoe vs slam

shoe

noun
  • A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles. 

  • The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile. 

  • A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow. 

  • A pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile. 

  • A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe. 

  • A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do. 

  • Part of a current collector on electric trains which provides contact either with a live rail or an overhead wire (fitted to a pantograph in the latter case). 

  • A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building. 

  • A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill. 

  • The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion. 

  • An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter. 

  • A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; called also slipper and gib. 

  • An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill. 

  • An ingot of gold or silver shaped somewhat like a traditional Chinese shoe, formerly used in trade in the Far East. 

  • A trough or spout for conveying grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone. 

  • Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe. 

  • An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile. 

verb
  • To put shoes on one's feet. 

  • To equip an object with a protection against wear. 

  • To put horseshoes on a horse. 

slam

noun
  • 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. 

  • An insult. 

  • Losing or winning all the tricks in a game. 

  • A slambook. 

  • The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object. 

  • Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season. 

  • A subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs 

  • A slam dunk. 

  • A sudden impact or blow. 

  • A poetry slam. 

  • A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump. 

  • The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product. 

  • One of the competitions of the yearly Grand Slam events. 

verb
  • To defeat or overcome in a match. 

  • To move a customer from one service provider to another without their consent. 

  • To compete in a poetry slam. 

  • To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk. 

  • To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand. 

  • To make a slam bid. 

  • To occupy and busy with a high workload. 

  • To strike against suddenly and heavily. 

  • To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise. 

  • To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully. 

  • To strike and take the life of or at least incapacitate for some time. 

  • To perform coitus upon forcefully; to rail. 

  • To inject intravenously; shoot up. 

  • To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.) 

  • To drink off, to drink quickly. 

  • To strike forcefully with some implement. 

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