grand slam

US[ɡɹɛəːnd slɛəːm]

noun

The bid and winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand.

Meanings

grand slam1

noungrand slam (plural grand slams)

plural grand slams

  1. bridgeThe bid and winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand.
  2. hobbiesThe winning of all available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.

    SWR has more than its fair share of major national events. As well as the [Queen's] funeral and the coronation in the past 12 months, annual events include racing at Ascot, grand slam tennis at Wimbledon, and rugby internationals at Twickenham.

    2023 July 26, Paul Clifton, “A (safe and secure) Day at the Races...”, in RAIL, number 988, page 35
  3. ball gamesThe hitting of a home run with the bases loaded.
  4. roller derbyThe situation in which the jammer laps the opposing team's jammer, scoring five points.
  5. hobbiesThe situation in which a racer starts from pole position, then wins first place while leading during the entire race, while also recording the fastest lap of the race.

Grand Slam2

proper noun
  1. UKball gameswinning in each of the three UEFA cups - UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and Cup Winners' Cup (defunct).
  2. hobbiesThe four biggest competitions of the year: Wimbledon, the French Open, Australian Open and the US Open
  3. ball gamesVictory in every game in the Six Nations competition between England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy
  4. ball gamesVictory by a Southern Hemisphere national team over all of the Home Nations—England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland—in a single tour
  5. golfThe four (or five) biggest competitions of the year; see Grand Slam (golf) on Wikipedia.
  6. governmentA ten-tonne earthquake bomb used by the Royal Air Force in World War II; see Grand Slam (bomb) on Wikipedia.
  7. Philippinesball gameswinning in each of the three Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) tournaments, each called locally a conference, in a season; see Grand Slam (PBA) on Wikipedia.

Translations

Catalan gran eslam
  • gran eslam(baseball) a home run with the bases loaded
Chinese Mandarin 大滿貫 /大满贯, 大滿貫 /大满贯
  • 大滿貫 /大满贯 (dàmǎnguàn)(sports) the winning of all the major or specified events
  • 大滿貫 /大满贯 (dàmǎnguàn)tennis
French grand chelem, grand chelem
  • grand chelem(bridge) the winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand
  • grand chelem(sports) the winning of all the major or specified events
  • grand chelem(baseball) a home run with the bases loaded
  • grand-chelemtennis
  • Grand Chelemtennis
Norwegian storeslem, storeslem
  • storeslem(bridge) the winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand
  • storeslem(sports) the winning of all the major or specified events
Polish wielki szlem, wielki szlem
  • wielki szlem(bridge) the winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand
  • wielki szlem(sports) the winning of all the major or specified events
  • wielki szlem(baseball) a home run with the bases loaded
  • Wielki Szlemtennis
Cite this entry
APA

grand slam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grand%20slam

MLA

“grand slam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grand%20slam. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grand slam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grand%20slam.

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