jam
51jam — 1. noun /d͡ʒæm/ a) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts. I’m in a jam right now. Can you help me out? b) A difficult situation. She was married when we first met… …
52jam — I. /dʒæm / (say jam) verb (jammed, jamming) –verb (t) 1. to press or squeeze tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible. 2. to bruise or crush by squeezing. 3. to press, push, or thrust… …
53jam — I [[t]dʒæm[/t]] v. jammed, jam•ming, n. 1) to press or squeeze into a confined space: to jam socks into a drawer[/ex] 2) to bruise or crush by squeezing: to jam one s hand in a door[/ex] 3) to fill tightly 4) to push or thrust violently on or… …
54Jam. — abbr. 1 Jamaica. 2 James (New Testament). * * * Jamaica. * * * abbrev Jamaica * * * jam1 «jam», verb, jammed, jam|ming, noun. –v.t. 1. to press or squeeze tightly between two surfaces: »The …
55jam — jam1 /jam/, v., jammed, jamming, n. v.t. 1. to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks. 2. to bruise or crush by squeezing:… …
56jam — 01. He [jammed] his foot on the brake just in time. 02. The drawer is [jammed], and I can t get it open. 03. Chris and a few of his musician friends came by to [jam] with me on the weekend. 04. Can you help me out? I m in a bit of a [jam]. 05. My …
57jam — {{11}}jam (n.1) fruit preserve, 1730s, probably a special use of JAM (Cf. jam) (v.) with a sense of crush fruit into a preserve. {{12}}jam (n.2) a tight pressing between two surfaces, 1806, from JAM (Cf. jam) (v.). Jazz meaning short, free… …
58jam — 1. n. a problem; trouble. □ I hear you’re in a bad jam. □ Well, it’s not a bad jam. 2. in. [for musicians] to play together, improvising. □ They jammed until the neighbors complained. □ …
59jam — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ⇨ See also ↑jelly ADJECTIVE ▪ home made ▪ apricot, raspberry, strawberry, etc. … OF JAM ▪ dollop …
60jam — 1. v. & n. v.tr. & intr. (jammed, jamming) 1 a tr. (usu. foll. by into) squeeze or wedge into a space. b intr. become wedged. 2 a tr. cause (machinery or a component) to become wedged or immovable so that it cannot work. b intr. become jammed in… …
