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jams

16 definitions • 20 examples
1
a sweet, soft food made by cooking fruit with sugar to preserve it. It is eaten on bread:
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Examples:

We were stuck in a jam for two hours.
3
something that is stuck in a machine, or that prevents the parts of a machine from moving:

Examples:

She fed the documents into the machine making sure that there were no paper jams.
4

Examples:

I'm in a jam - could you lend me some money till next week?
How are we going to get ourselves out of this jam?
5
a situation in which a lot of people are in a small space:

Examples:

It's a real jam inside - it took me ten minutes to get to the bar.
6
to be, or make something, unable to move:

Examples:

The door jammed behind me and I couldn't get out.
[ + obj + adj ] He jammed the window open with a piece of wood.
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to stop radio signals from reaching the people who want to receive them:
8
to play jazz or rock music with other people informally without planning it or practising together
9
to push something forcefully or with difficulty into something else:

Examples:

He jammed the boxes into the back of the car.
10
to fill a place completely:

Examples:

The centre of town was jammed with cars moving at a very slow pace.
The motorway was jammed solid (= the traffic could not move) all morning.
11
to push something hard with sudden effort:

Examples:

[ M ] She jammed on the brakes when the light turned red.
12
to pack tightly into a small space:

Examples:

He jammed the boxes into the trunk of the car.
13
to become stuck and unable to move, or to be stuck in something:

Examples:

[ I ] My key jammed in the lock.
[ T ] Paper was jamming the printer.
14
to play popular music informally with other people, without planning it or practicing together:

Examples:

He once jammed with Charlie Parker.
15

Examples:

She expects her parents to bail her out whenever she gets in a jam.
16
a soft, sweet food made by cooking fruit with sugar:

Examples:

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