jam

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 See also 1.2.4 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 Albanian 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Verb 2.2.1 Conjugation 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Related terms 4 Esperanto 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Adverb 5 Indonesian 5.1 Noun 6 Latin 6.1 Adverb 7 Lithuanian 7.1 Pronoun 8 Malay 8.1 Noun 9 Welsh 9.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /d​͡ʒæm/
•  Audio (RP)^{help, file} - fruit spread
•  Audio (RP)^{help, file} - verb
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -æm
• Homophones: jamb

[edit] Noun

jam (countable and uncountable; plural jams)

1. A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
2. (countable) A difficult situation.

   I’m in a jam right now. Can you help me out?

3. (countable) Blockage, congestion.

   A traffic jam caused us to miss the game's first period.

4. (countable) (popular music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
5. (countable) (baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.

   He's in a jam now, having walked the bases loaded with the cleanup hitter coming to bat.

6. (countable) (basketball) A forceful dunk.
7. (countable) (roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.

   Toughie scored four points in that jam.

8. (countable) Any of several rock-climbing maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.

   I used a whole series of fist and foot jams in that crack.

9. (British) luck.

   He's got more jam than Waitrose.

[edit] Synonyms

• (sweet mixture of fruit) conserve, (US) jelly, preserve

[edit] Related terms

• RAQ
• jamjar
• jammy
• jam band
• jam roly poly
• jam sandwich
• jam session
• jam tart
• jam tomorrow
• log jam
• Murrumbidgee jam
• pearl jam
• tamp
• traffic jam
• want jam on it
• climbing:
  • hand jam
  • finger jam
  • fist jam
  • foot jam
  • pinkie jam
  • ring jam
  • thumb-down jam
  • toe jam

[edit] See also

• jelly
• marmalade

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to jam (third-person singular simple present jams, present participle jamming, simple past and past participle jammed)

1. To block or confuse a broadcast signal.
2. (baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.

   Jones was jammed by the pitch.

3. (music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group.)
4. To get something stuck in a confined space.

   My foot GOT jammed in a gap between the rocks.

5. To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.

   When he tripped on the step he jammed his toe.

6. To squeeze into a small space.

   The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters.

7. To brusquely force something into a space; cram.

   They temporarily stopped the gas tank leak by jamming a piece of taffy into the hole.

8. Causing congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"

   A single accident can jam the roads for hours.

9. (roller derby) To attempt to score points.

   Toughie jammed four times in the second period.

[edit] Synonyms

• ram

[edit] Derived terms

• (to squeeze into a small space): jam-pack
• jammer

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Albanian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [jam]

[edit] Verb

jam

1. I am

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

•  audio^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

jam m. (Plural: jams, diminutive: jammetje)

1. jam (conserved fruits where no parts of fruits are visible anymore)

[edit] Related terms

• konfituur

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Etymology

From Latin iam

[edit] Adverb

jam

1. already

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[edit] Indonesian

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jam

1. hour

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[edit] Latin

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jam

1. An alternative spelling of iam.

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[edit] Lithuanian

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jam m.

1. (third-person singular) dative form of jis.

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[edit] Malay

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jam

1. clock
2. hour

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[edit] Welsh

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jam m.

1. jam