grand slam
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- The bid and winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand.
- The winning of all available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.
- The hitting of a home run with the bases loaded.
- The situation in which the jammer laps the opposing team's jammer, scoring five points.
- The situation in which a racer starts from pole position, then wins first place while leading during the entire race, while also recording the fastest lap of the race.
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- winning in each of the three UEFA cups - UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and Cup Winners' Cup (defunct).
- The four biggest competitions of the year: Wimbledon, the French Open, Australian Open and the US Open
- Victory in every game in the Six Nations competition between England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy
- Victory by a Southern Hemisphere national team over all of the Home Nations—England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland—in a single tour
- The four (or five) biggest competitions of the year; see Grand Slam (golf) on Wikipedia.
- A ten-tonne earthquake bomb used by the Royal Air Force in World War II; see Grand Slam (bomb) on Wikipedia.
- winning in each of the three Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) tournaments, each called locally a conference, in a season; see Grand Slam (PBA) on Wikipedia.
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