grand slam
nounDefinition of grand slam
1
baseball
: a home run hit with the bases loaded
… the Dodgers' Eric Karros has a shot to become the first player in history to get 200 career home runs without a grand slam.— Tim Kurkjian
2a usually Grand Slam
(1)
: the winning of all four of the most significant championships in a particular sport in the same year
—used especially in tennis and golf … with … Nadal spoiling Federer's bid for the Grand Slam by beating him on the clay at the French Open.— Sean Gregory"And so to St. Andrews to begin the quest for the Grand Slam," he [Bobby Jones] wrote.— Dave Anderson
also
: the winning of all four such championships during the course of one's career
Woods … could become the youngest player to win the career Grand Slam, at age 24. — Clifton Brown
(2)
: one of the championships that comprise a Grand Slam : major entry 2 sense 6
"Last year she was a little hungrier," says Davenport's coach, Robert Van't Hof. "She hadn't won a Grand Slam yet."— Diane K. Shah
—often used before another noun a Grand Slam event/tournamentGraf was 17 when she won the first of her 21 Grand Slam titles here in 1987 …— Robin Finn
b
: a clean sweep or total success
3
: the winning of all the tricks in one hand of a card game (such as bridge)
Once, looking over Grace's shoulder, I saw her make a grand slam in clubs when the highest trump card in her hand was the nine.— William Maxwell
Examples of grand slam in a Sentence
He made a grand slam.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Serbian is now 34-1 in his last 35 matches at grand slam tournaments. — Jill Martin, CNN, "Ashleigh Barty and Karolina Pliskova survive opening-round matches to advance at the US Open," 26 Aug. 2019 Pressly clearly looked hobbled before yielding a go-ahead grand slam to Paul Goldschmidt. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros reliever Ryan Pressly to undergo knee surgery," 22 Aug. 2019 The Giants tore into right-hander Taylor Clarke for five runs in the second, four on Brandon Belt's second career grand slam. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants roll D’backs as 22-year-old Logan Webb wins debut, Belt hits slam on six-RBI night," 17 Aug. 2019 His patience ultimately paid off after the Brewers pulled the plug on Saladino, who hit grand slams in consecutive games during his stay but did nothing else offensively. — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Somewhat unexpectedly, popular utility man Hernán Pérez is back with the Brewers," 9 Aug. 2019 Simona Halep ??on Centre Court - sitting in the Royal Box alongside The Duke of Kent - President of the AELTC, former world number one Martina Navratilova and three-time grand slam winner Virginia Wade. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle Are Reportedly Talking and Texting All the Time," 24 July 2019 Regardless of her future beauty moves, this Monday look serves up a casual grand slam. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "Kristen Stewart Has the Sportiest Solution to Second-Day Hair," 21 May 2019 Javier Baez followed with an infield single deep to the hole on the left side, and Lauer walked Kris Bryant before Anthony Rizzo pounded a fastball in the middle of the zone into the bleachers beyond left field for his fourth career grand slam. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres continue to slide as defense gifts winning run to Cubs," 19 July 2019 Richards and Miles each hit home runs this season, with Richard hitting a 3-run home run against Glenelg and Miles delivering a grand slam against Oakland Mills. — Brent Kennedy, Howard County Times, "Howard County JV spring athletes earn their stripes," 5 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'grand slam.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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