"grand slam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: grand slams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} grand slam (plural grand slams)
  1. (bridge) The bid and winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand. Categories (topical): Bridge Translations ((bridge) the winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand): grand chelem [masculine] (French), storeslem (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-grand_slam-en-noun-ol14ICIm Topics: bridge, games Disambiguation of '(bridge) the winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand': 59 32 2 1 6
  2. (sports) The winning of all available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season. Categories (topical): Sports Translations ((sports) the winning of all the major or specified events): grand chelem [masculine] (French), დიდი სლემი (didi slemi) (Georgian), დიდი მუზარადი (didi muzaradi) [rare] (Georgian), storeslem (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-grand_slam-en-noun-wfOgKYom Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of '(sports) the winning of all the major or specified events': 30 53 6 2 8
  3. (baseball) The hitting of a home run with the bases loaded. Categories (topical): Baseball Translations ((baseball) a home run with the bases loaded): gran eslam [masculine] (Catalan), grand chelem [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-grand_slam-en-noun-lHdcrov6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 20 56 3 17 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of '(baseball) a home run with the bases loaded': 2 7 82 2 7
  4. (roller derby) The situation in which the jammer laps the opposing team's jammer, scoring five points. Categories (topical): Roller derby
    Sense id: en-grand_slam-en-noun-ldcSOCMy
  5. (motor racing) The 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. Categories (topical): Motor racing
    Sense id: en-grand_slam-en-noun-tAFdR3z9 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Grand Slam Related terms: shoot the moon

Inflected forms

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