sam

present singular third person sams · participle present samming · participle past sammed · past sammed · alternative samen

1. UKdialectaltransitiveTo assemble.
2. UKdialectaltransitiveTo bring together; join (in marriage, friendship, love, etc.).
3. UKdialectaltransitiveTo bring together; collect; put in order; arrange.

   I sammed it up for ye

   1905, Keighley Snowden, Princess Joyce

4. UKdialectalintransitiveTo assemble; come together.
5. UKdialectaltransitiveTo coagulate; curdle (milk).

1. not comparableobsoleteTogether

   All Sam the souldiers then replied.

   a. 1600, The Battle of Floddon Field

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   Now are they saints all in that city sam.

   1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

1. dialectalnot comparableHalf or imperfectly done.
2. not comparableHalf-heated.

plural sams

1. slangFederal narcotics agent.

plural Sams

1. A diminutive of the male given names Samuel and Samson.

   While the plane is “perfectly capable” of making the trip without these modifications, Zara’s father Sam Rutherford says these changes have given both him and Zara an extra sense of security.

   2021 August 18, Rebecca Cairns, “This teenage aviator hopes to be the youngest woman to fly solo around the world”, in CNN

2. A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.
3. A surname from Cantonese, a romanization of 岑 (sam⁴) or 沈 (cam⁴ / zam³).
4. A town in Alibori department, Benin.
5. A town in Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso.
6. A town in Bourzanga department, Bam, Burkina Faso.
7. A village in Kongoussi department, Bam, Burkina Faso.
8. A Trans-New Guinea language of Papua New Guinea.
9. A surname from Khmer
10. IrelandinformalThe Sam Maguire Cup awarded to the All-Ireland GAA football winning team.

plural Sams

1. UKinformalSynonym of Dicky Sam (“a man from Liverpool”)

   Synonyms: Dicky Sam

1. abbreviationacronymUS space programaerospaceAcronym of Sample Analysis at Mars (a scientific instrument of the Mars Science Laboratory on board the Curiosity rover on Mars.)

plural SAMs

1. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of surface-to-air missile.
2. abbreviationinitialismengineeringInitialism of self-assembled monolayer.
3. abbreviationinitialismcardiologyInitialism of systolic anterior motion.
4. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of single abstract method.

   A SAM conversion occurs when Java converts the SAM interface into functional code.

   2020, Barry Burd, John Paul Mueller, Android Application Development All-in-One For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 213

5. abbreviationinitialismhuman sciencesInitialism of split attraction model.

   The SAM is a way of deliberately de-coupling sex and romance.

   2022, Eris Young, Ace Voices: What it Means to Be Asexual, Aromantic, Demi or Grey-Ace, page 167

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   Now before anyone can excuse me of making this up or saying that the SAM is just another “modern” (therefore “uselessly millennial”) invention, the idea of distinguishing orientations is actually a concept that can trace its origins further back in history.

   2023, Michele Kirichanskaya, Ace Notes: Tips and Tricks on Existing in an Allo World, page 94

   Not everyone who can or does experience these attractions differently uses or identifies with the SAM.

   2023, Ace and Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing Your Asexual or Aromantic Identity, page 30

6. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of shared appreciation mortgage.
7. abbreviationinitialismBDSMInitialism of smartass masochist; a brat.

   Sexy dyke seeks seasoned top to spice up my play life. Interested? Think you have what it takes to tame a novice SAM? Write me at GCN Box 545

   1991 February 4, “Butch In The Streets.... (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 28, page 13

8. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of serviceable addressable/available market.