sam

name

1. A diminutive of the male given names Samuel or Samson.

   “While the plane is “perfectly capable” of making the trip without these modifications, Zara’s father Sam Rutherford says these changes have given both him and Zara an extra sense of security.”

2. A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.
3. A surname from Cantonese, a romanization of 岑 (sam⁴) or 沈 (cam⁴ / zam³).
4. A town in Alibori department, Benin.
5. A town in Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso.
6. A town in Bourzanga department, Bam, Burkina Faso.
7. A village in Kongoussi department, Bam, Burkina Faso.
8. A Trans-New Guinea language of Papua New Guinea.
9. A surname from Khmer
10. (Ireland, informal)The Sam Maguire Cup awarded to the All-Ireland GAA football winning team.
11. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Sample Analysis at Mars (a scientific instrument of the Mars Science Laboratory on board the Curiosity rover on Mars.)

noun

1. (UK, informal)Synonym of Dicky Sam (“a man from Liverpool”)
2. (slang)Federal narcotics agent.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of surface-to-air missile.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of self-assembled monolayer.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of systolic anterior motion.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of single abstract method.

   “A SAM conversion occurs when Java converts the SAM interface into functional code.”

7. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of split attraction model.

   “The SAM is a way of deliberately de-coupling sex and romance.”

   “Now before anyone can excuse me of making this up or saying that the SAM is just another “modern” (therefore “uselessly millennial”) invention, the idea of distinguishing orientations is actually a concept that can trace its origins further back in history.”

   “Not everyone who can or does experience these attractions differently uses or identifies with the SAM.”

8. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of shared appreciation mortgage.
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of smartass masochist; a brat.

   “Sexy dyke seeks seasoned top to spice up my play life. Interested? Think you have what it takes to tame a novice SAM? Write me at GCN Box 545”

verb

1. (UK, dialectal, transitive)To assemble.
2. (UK, dialectal, transitive)To bring together; join (in marriage, friendship, love, etc.).
3. (UK, dialectal, transitive)To bring together; collect; put in order; arrange.

   “I sammed it up for ye”

4. (UK, dialectal, intransitive)To assemble; come together.
5. (UK, dialectal, transitive)To coagulate; curdle (milk).

adv

1. (not-comparable, obsolete)Together

   “Now are they saints all in that city sam.”

   “All Sam the souldiers then replied.”

adj

1. (dialectal, not-comparable)Half or imperfectly done.
2. (not-comparable)Half-heated.