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jam 1 Verb [jamming, jammed] 1. to wedge (an object) into a tight space or against another object: the table was jammed against the wall 2. to fill (a place) with people or vehicles: the surrounding roads were jammed for miles 3. to make or become stuck or locked: the window was jammed open 4. Radio to prevent the clear reception of (radio communications) by transmitting other signals on the same wavelength 5. Slang to play in a jam session 6. jam on the brakes to apply the brakes of a vehicle very suddenly Noun 1. a situation where a large number of people or vehicles are crowded into a place: a traffic jam 2. Informal a difficult situation: you are in a bit of a jam 3. same as jam session [probably imitative] jam 2 Noun a food made from fruit boiled with sugar until the mixture sets, used for spreading on bread [perhaps from jam1 (the act of squeezing)] Jam a crush or squeeze; a mass of things or persons tightly crowded. Examples: jam of carriages, 1858; of humankind, 1807; of people, 1860; of tarts—Lipton, 1970; of trees, 1838; traffic jam.
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jam noun 1. tailback, queue, hold-up, bottleneck, snarl-up, line, chain, congestion, obstruction, stoppage, gridlock Translations jam [dʒæm] n → confiture f [of shoppers etc]; cohue f; (also: traffic jam) → embouteillage m (Radio) → brouiller jam [dʒæm] n → Marmelade f, Konfitüre f; (also: traffic jam) → Stau m; (inf) (difficulty) → Klemme f vt → blockieren; (mechanism, drawer etc) → verklemmen; (Radio) → stören vi → klemmen; (gun) → Ladehemmung haben; jam [dʒæm] n → marmellata; [of shoppers etc] → ressa; (also: traffic jam) → ingorgo (RADIO) → disturbare con interferenze the telephone lines are jammed → le linee sono sovraccariche n jam [dʒӕm] a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar raspberry jam; (also adjective ) a jam sandwich. konfyt مُرَبّى الفاكِهَه конфитюр džem; s džemem marmelade; -marmelade; marmelade- die Marmelade,Marmeladen- μαρμελάδα mermelada, confitura moos مربا hillo confiture רִיבָּה मुरब्बा, जाम džem lekvár, dzsem selai sulta marmellata ジャム 잼 džemas ievārījums; ievārījuma- jem jam syltetøy, marmelade konfitura, dżem geleia plin de/gem джем džem; s džemom marmelada džem sylt แยม reçel, marmelât 果醬 варення; джем پھلوں وغیرہ کا جام mứt 果酱 adj jammy covered with jam jammy fingers. taai مُغَطّى بالمُرَبّى покрит с конфитюр umazaný džemem marmelade- klebrig σκεπασμένος με μαρμελάδα lleno de mermelada moosine مربایی hilloinen collant מְכוּסֶה רִיבָּה मुरब्बा लगा हुआ umrljan pekmezom lekváros penuh selai kámugur, klístraður appiccicoso ジャムのついた (잼이 묻어) 끈적한 išteptas džemu notriepts ar ievārījumu disaluti jem met jam bedekt tilsølt med syltetøy lepki (od dżemu) sujo de doce plin de/mânjit cu gem вымазанный вареньем zamazaný od džemu marmeladen premazan džemom täckt med sylt, kletig, klibbig ถูกเคลือบด้วยแยม reçelli, marmelâtlı 塗上果醬的 липкий від варення; у варенні جام میں لپٹا đầy mứt 涂上果酱的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``It's very scary to stand in the crosswalk and watch as a large SUV comes at you and jams on the brakes, stopping within inches of the crosswalk. |
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