26984 words

spam

6 definitions • 7 examples
1
unwanted email, usually advertisements:

Examples:

I get so much spam at work.
2
a brand name for a type of meat sold in metal containers, made mostly from pork (= meat from a pig):

Examples:

spam fritters
3
to send someone an advertisement by email that they do not want:

Examples:

I signed up to a mailing list and then they spammed me for months.
4
e-mail that is sent to a lot of people, esp. e-mail that is not wanted:

Examples:

5
emails that are sent to people who do not want them, especially advertisements:

Examples:

Not only is the stream of spam rising, but an increasing share of the messages contain viruses.
send/receive spam
6
to send someone an advertisement that they do not want by email:

Examples:

He spammed the message to 30,000 addresses in a week.

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