Jail vs. Slammer — What's the Difference?

A place of detention, especially for persons who are accused of committing a crime and have not been released on bail or for persons who are serving short sentences after conviction of a misdemeanor.

One that slams

Detention in a jail.

(Slang) A jail.

To detain in a jail.

One who, or that which, slams.

A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

Jail, prison.

(uncountable) Confinement in a jail.

A tequila cocktail that is slammed onto a surface to induce fizzing.

(horse racing) The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days).

One who takes part in slam-dance.

In dodgeball and related games, the area where players who have been struck by the ball are confined.

One who competes in a poetry slam.

A kind of sandbox for running a guest operating system instance.

In the game of Pogs, the heavier piece used to strike the stack of counters.

To imprison.

A slam-door train.

A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

A person who closes things violently;

To imprison.

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 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)

Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail;