grand slam
noun /ˌɡrænd ˈslæm/
/ˌɡrænd ˈslæm/
- Grand Slam™(also slam)a set of very important competitions in a particular sport in the same year in tennis, golf or rugby; one of the individual competitions that make up a Grand Slam
- The tennis Grand Slam consists of the four most important tournaments on the international circuit.
- a Grand Slam tournament/cup/title
- the winning of every part of a sports contest or all the main contests in a year for a particular sport
- Will France win the grand slam this year (= in rugby)?
- (also grand slam home run)(in baseball) a home run that is worth four points
- (in card games, especially bridge) the winning of all the tricks in a single game
Word Originearly 19th cent. (as a term in cards, especially bridge).