jam

[‹æm] I noun

(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; (also adjective) a jam sandwich.) marmelade; -marmelade; marmelade-

- jammy

II 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb

1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) proppe; fylde

2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) mase; presse

3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) blokere

4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) forstyrre

2. noun

1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) -prop

2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) i knibe

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- jam on

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[‹æm] I noun

(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; (also adjective) a jam sandwich.) marmelade; -marmelade; marmelade-

- jammy

II 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb

1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) proppe; fylde

2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) mase; presse

3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) blokere

4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) forstyrre

2. noun

1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) -prop

2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) i knibe

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- jam on