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verb
- 1. squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space: "four of us were jammed in one compartment" Similar
- 2. become or make unable to move or work due to a part seizing up or becoming stuck: "the photocopier jammed" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an instance of a thing seizing or becoming stuck: "paper jams"
- 2. an awkward situation or predicament: informal "I'm in a jam" Similar
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The meaning of JAM is a food made by boiling fruit and sugar to a thick consistency. How to use jam in a sentence.
JAM definition: 1. a sweet, soft food made by cooking fruit with sugar to preserve it. It is eaten on bread: 2…. Learn more.
Jam is a thick sweet food that is made by cooking fruit with a large amount of sugar, and that is usually spread on bread. [mainly British] ...home-made jam. regional note: in AM, usually use jelly. 2. verb. If you jam something somewhere, you push or put it there roughly. He picked his cap up off the ground and jammed it on his head.
Jam definition: to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible. See examples of JAM used in a sentence.
jam. [uncountable, countable] a thick sweet substance made by boiling fruit with sugar, often sold in jars and spread on bread. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
To jam is to squeeze something tightly into a space, the way your friends might jam themselves into your tiny car. You might have to jam an extra row of books onto your bookshelf when you run out of room.
1. To drive or wedge forcibly into a tight position: jammed the cork in the bottle. 2. To activate or apply (a brake) suddenly. Often used with on: jammed the brakes on. 3. a. To cause to become unworkable because a part is stuck: The wrinkled paper jammed the copying machine. b.
noun. /dʒæm/ sweet food. [uncountable, countable] a thick sweet food made by boiling fruit with sugar, often sold in jars and spread on bread strawberry jam recipes for jams and preserves compare jelly, marmalade. Want to learn more?
JAM definition: 1. a sweet food made from fruit that you spread on bread: 2. a line of cars, trucks, etc that are…. Learn more.
Jam definition, to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks. See more.
