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   grand slam

   /ˌɡran(d) ˈslam/

   noun

   • 1. a home run hit when each of the three bases is occupied by a runner, thus scoring four runs: "he hits a grand slam to win the game"
   • 2. a set of major championships or matches in a sport in the same year, in particular tennis, golf, or rugby union: trademark "the tennis Grand Slam consists of the four most difficult major tournaments on the international circuit"
   • ▪ any of the individual championships that comprise a Grand Slam: "the season's final Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows"
   • ▪ the winning of all the individual championships that comprise a Grand Slam: "the Springboks' dreams of a first Grand Slam since 1961 were ended by defeats against Ireland and England"
   • 3. the bidding and winning of all thirteen tricks.

   Word Origin early 19th century (as a term in cards, especially bridge): from slam (sense 4 of the noun).

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