To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.
To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
(Of a chemical species) To approach a chemical species or bond in order to form a bond with it.
To apply violent force to someone or something.
To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.
To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.
To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.
Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.
The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).
An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.
A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
The beginning of active operations on anything.
The sudden onset of a disease or condition.
An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.
An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system.
The onset of a musical note, particularly with respect to the strength (and duration) of that onset.
An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.
To strike forcefully with some implement.
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.
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 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.
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.