jam
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/dʒæm/
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/dʒæm/
noun
A2
A sweet food made from fruit and sugar, usually spread on bread.
I like to put strawberry jam on my toast for breakfast.
R
A situation where many people or vehicles are stuck and cannot move.
We were late because of a traffic jam on the highway.
R
When a machine stops working because something is stuck.
The printer has a paper jam and needs to be fixed.
R
People who have just enough money to live but struggle with expenses.
Many JAMs work hard but still find it difficult to afford basic needs like food and rent.
verb
R
To push something into a place with force.
He tried to jam the door shut with a chair.
R
To become stuck or to make something stuck.
The wheels jammed in the mud and we couldn't move.
R
To put many people or things into a small space.
We were all jammed into the small elevator.
R
To fill something so much that it cannot work properly.
Fans jammed the phone lines trying to get tickets.
R
To block radio or phone signals.
The military used equipment to jam enemy communications.
R
To play music together without practice.
The band likes to jam together after rehearsals.
translation
A sweet food made from fruit and sugar, usually spread on bread.; A situation where many people or vehicles are stuck and cannot move.; When a machine stops working because something is stuck.; People who have just enough money to live but struggle with expenses.
To push something into a place with force.; To become stuck or to make something stuck.; To put many people or things into a small space.; To fill something so much that it cannot work properly.; To block radio or phone signals.; To play music together without practice.
Word Forms
3rd Present
jams
Past
jammed
Perfect
jammed
Progressive
jamming
Plural
jams