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    SLAMMER

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    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)play

    Synonyms:

    clink; gaol; jail; jailhouse; pokey; poky; slammer

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    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)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A person who closes things violentlyplay

    Example:

    she's a dramatic slammer of doors

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    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)

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