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Definition: Meaning of, jam in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dʒam /

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jam jams
  1. food [uncountable and countable] a thick sweet substance made from boiled fruit and sugar, eaten especially on bread [↪  jelly]
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  2. cars/people [countable] a situation in which it is difficult or impossible to move because there are so many cars or people
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  3. machine [countable] a situation in which a machine does not work because something is stopping a part from moving
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  4. difficult situation [countable usually singular] informal a difficult situation
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  5. music [countable] a JAM SESSION
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  6. music [countable] a song or piece of music, especially one by a RAP or ROCK group
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  7. kick out the jams American English informal to play ROCK MUSIC loudly and with a lot of energy or emotion
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  8. jam tomorrow British English informal good things someone promises you, which never happen
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
jam jammed jammed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
jamming jams
  1. push hard [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to push something somewhere using a lot of force, until it can move no further
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  2. machine [intransitive and transitive] also jam up if a moving part of something jams, or if you jam it, it no longer works properly because something is preventing it from moving
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  3. block [intransitive and transitive] also jam up if a lot of people or vehicles jam a place, they fill it so that it is difficult to move [=  cram]
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  4. music [intransitive] also jam out to play music in an informal way with other people
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  5. jam on the brakes to slow down a car suddenly by putting your foot down hard on the BRAKE
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  6. jam somebody's/the switchboard if telephone calls jam the switchboard of an organization, so many people are phoning the organization that it cannot deal with them all
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  7. radio [transitive] to deliberately prevent broadcasts or other electronic signals from being received, by broadcasting signals on the same WAVELENGTH
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  8. somebody is jamming American English spoken used to say that someone is doing something very quickly or well
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jam used in phrases

  • barrage jam (verb)
    1. jam an entire frequency spectrum
  • blanket jam (verb)
    1. jam a broad spectrum of frequencies to affect all communications in the area except for directional antenna communications
  • jam session (noun)
    1. an occasion when JAZZ or ROCK musicians play music together in an informal way
  • jam-packed (adjective)
    1. full of people or things
  • point jam (verb)
    1. jam a narrow band of frequencies
  • spot jam (verb)
    1. jam a single frequency
  • strawberry jam (noun)
    1. made with strawberries
  • traffic jam (noun)
    1. a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or can only move very slowly
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jam used in phrasal verbs

  • jam on (phrasal verb)
    1. jam on the brakes / jam the brakes on to put your foot very suddenly and hard on the brake of a vehicle because you want to stop quickly
  • jam up (phrasal verb)
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