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English noun: slammer | |||
| 1. | slammer (person) a person who closes things violently | ||
| Samples | She's a dramatic slammer of doors. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | closer, finisher | ||
| 2. | slammer (artifact) 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) | ||
| Synonyms | clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | correctional institution | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bastille, holding cell, hoosegow, hoosgow, house of correction, lockup, workhouse | ||
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