stram

verb

1. To slam; to beat or put down or close violently or noisily.

   “... he strammed the glass down 'pon the planchen, an' roared like Tregeagle. Aw!”

   “... dawntee stram tha doar zo,[…]”

   “... strammed Bill's legs with his riding crop.”

2. To move forcefully; to stream; to walk forcefully.

   “... strammed by. But I thought maybe you thought I was her, when you come poundin' up the hill; havin' her clo's on, an' her wrop, an' all ; and I've sometimes thought 't when I step out good an' long, an' tilt my head over[…]”

   “... strammed up and down the Brick Row, shoving each other off the side-walks as they went reeling in and out of saloons and inns, the Eagle, the Swan, in search of the good Virginia brandy with which the proceedings of this legal[…]”

   “... stramming about like a holiday crowd at the Zoo and in much the same spirit, and roared with laughter when the curtain went up, when the curtain came down, when the gong rang, when Mr. Dickens appeared,[…]”

   “... strammed right across the room and sot down; then she huv her old sun-bunnit onto the floor, and draw'd a long breath, and say she— " Well , I vow I'm tired — ben round a shoppin', and shoppin's no small bisness with me. I don't[…]"”

   “'[...] caps, some marched four abreast and others marched or strammed along in single file.' He was used to seeing American parades, the best of which were grand shows of uniformed men skilled in making precision move[s].”