[
US
/ˈsɫæmɝ/
]
[ UK /slˈæmɐ/ ]
[ UK /slˈæmɐ/ ]
NOUN
- 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)
-
a person who closes things violently
she's a dramatic slammer of doors
How To Use slammer In A Sentence
- Zoe West , an intrepid ingénue, stripped down to her essence along the Great White Way and was out of the slammer in little more than an hour. All for the Sake of Art
- And Luke really didn't think he'd handle the slammer very well.
- What about a furlough from the slammer on work release? Sound Politics: "Operator in crane wreck has history of drug abuse"
- We ordered the Meze all round several bottles of Retsina and some Ouzo slammers.
- Yeah, yeah. Well, that's good! And have your friends treated you differently since you've been out of the slammer? -People think that I was really strong...
- After Obeidi got out of Army slammer, the CIA started hedging on its promises to get him out of the country.
- Isn't it time some of the big-time dippers spent some time in the slammer as well?
- Maxwell could spend some time in the slammer for failing to keep up with court-ordered guidelines after a marijuana conviction.
- The ‘slammers’ advocate bold and decisive action: a cut that will bolster markets and business confidence.
- It's the fastest and loudest motor-sport on earth, with sensational race action from dragsters and door-slammers, beetles and bikes.