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Definitions

slammer

[slam-er] / ˈslæm ər /

NOUN

big house

Synonyms

WEAK

big cage big school brig calaboose can city hotel cooler coop correctional institution detention facility house of correction house of detention icebox jail joint penitentiary prison tank up the river

NOUN

brig

Synonyms

STRONG

guardhouse prison stockade

NOUN

door

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exit gate

STRONG

aperture egress entry entryway gateway hatch hatchway ingress opening portal postern

Antonyms

STRONG

conclusion

NOUN

gate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bar door doorway exit fence port

STRONG

access conduit egress gateway issue lock opening passage portal portcullis turnstile way weir

WEAK

revolving door

NOUN

jail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cell lockup penitentiary prison

STRONG

bastille brig bullpen can clink cooler dungeon inside jailhouse joint pen pound rack reformatory solitary stir stockade

WEAK

black hole detention camp house of correction penal institution up the river

NOUN

lockup

Synonyms

STRONGEST

penitentiary

STRONG

clink cooler hoosegow pokey prison

WEAK

calaboose

NOUN

penal institution

Synonyms

WEAK

POW camp brig concentration camp dungeon house of detention jail labor camp lockup military prison pen penal colony penitentiary prison prison camp prisoner-of-war camp stockade

NOUN

penitentiary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lockup prison

STRONG

campus can college cooler inside joint pen reformatory stockade

WEAK

big house correctional institution penal institution

NOUN

pokey

Synonyms

STRONG

bastille brig bullpen can cell clink cooler dungeon inside jailhouse joint keep lockup pen penitentiary pound prison rack reformatory solitary stir stockade

WEAK

black hole detention camp house of correction penal institution up the river

NOUN

prison

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confinement jail lockup penitentiary

STRONG

G bastille can clink cooler dungeon guardhouse keep pen reformatory stockade

WEAK

penal institution statesville up the river

NOUN

stockade

Synonyms

STRONG

barrier cage camp can cell clink cooler coop corral dungeon fence jailhouse joint pen penitentiary pound prison protection sty

WEAK

detention camp penal institution

Example Sentences

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Unburdened by ending his 11-year wait for a fifth major to join the all time greats as a grand slammer, he is now heading to his favourite venue on and off the course.

From BBC

If I still ran a newsroom, here’s the slammer at the top of the page: "America in Middle of National Emergency!"

From Salon

Under the 1979 Narcotics Act, cannabis distribution could now earn you fifteen years in the slammer.

From Salon

Cobby, meanwhile, is a sarcastic loner fresh from a stint in the slammer.

From Los Angeles Times

The structure, psyche and commitment is evolving to end democracy even if Trump keels over or ends up in the slammer.

From Salon

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