grand slamnoun
uk/ˌɡrænd ˈslæm/us/ˌɡrænd ˈslæm/grand slam noun (WINNING EVERYTHING)
[ C usually singular ] an occasion when someone wins all of a set of important sports competitions
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Winning, losing & scoring in sport
- against the run of play idiom
- close-run
- convincing
- do the double over sb idiom
- drubbing
- game changer
- game-changing
- hold
- lead 1
- pip
- pummel
- retire
- run away with sth
- square
- strike gold idiom
- varsity
- walkaway
- walkover
- win
- won
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grand slam noun (CARDS)
[ C usually singular ] an occasion when someone wins all the cards in a card game, especially bridge
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Card games
- bridge
- canasta
- card sharp
- deal
- dealer
- diamond
- discard
- flush
- jack
- joker
- pass
- pool
- royal flush
- rummy
- shuffle
- singleton
- snap
- solitaire
- strip poker
- suit
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grand slam noun (BASEBALL)
[ C ] in baseball, the hitting of a home run with runners at all three bases, so that four points are scored
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Baseball & rounders
- backstop
- ball
- ballgame
- base hit
- batter
- batting average
- bunt
- catcher
- curveball
- double
- grounder
- groundout
- home run
- infielder
- peg
- pitcher
- screwball
- sock
- stuff
- the World Series
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