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SLAMMER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does slammer mean?
• SLAMMER (noun)
The noun SLAMMER has 2 senses:
1. a person who closes things violently
2. a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
Familiarity information: SLAMMER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who closes things violently
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
she's a dramatic slammer of doors
Hypernyms ("slammer" is a kind of...):
closer; finisher ((baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game)
Derivation:
slam (close violently)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
clink; gaol; jail; jailhouse; pokey; poky; slammer
Hypernyms ("slammer" is a kind of...):
correctional institution (a penal institution maintained by the government)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slammer"):
bastille (a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner))
holding cell (a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial)
hoosegow; hoosgow (slang for a jail)
house of correction ((formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences)
lockup (jail in a local police station)
workhouse (a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months)
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