see|jamb|Jam.

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/d�æm/
audio|En-gb-Jam (fruit spread).ogg|Audio (RP) - fruit spread
audio|En-gb-Jam (verb).ogg|Audio (RP) - verb
rhymes|æm

Homophones
jamb

Noun
en-noun|jams|-

1. A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to set, often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
2. blockage|Blockage, congestion; as a traffic jam, paper jam.
3. context|popular|_|music An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
4. basketball A forceful dunk.
5. A difficult situation.

#: I�m in a bit of a jam right now. Can you help me out?

Synonyms
italbrac|sweet mixture of fruit conserve, italbrac|US jelly, preserve

Related terms
RAQ
jamjar
jammy
jam roly poly
jam sandwich
jam session
jam tart
jam tomorrow
log jam
Murrumbidgee jam
pearl jam
traffic jam
want jam on it

See also
jelly
marmalade

Translations
trans-top|sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar
Croatian: t-|hr|džem|m, t-|hr|pekmez|m
Czech: t-|cs|marmeláda|f
Finnish: t+|fi|hillo
French: t+|fr|confiture|f
German: t+|de|Marmelade|f, t+|de|Konfitüre|f
Greek: t+|el|μα�μελάδα|f|s|sc=Grek (marmeláda)
Hebrew: he-translation|ר���|ribá f
Italian: t+|it|marmellata|f
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Japanese: t-|ja|���|trjamu|scJpan
Norwegian: t-|no|syltetøy
Polish: t+|pl|dżem|m
Portuguese: geléia f, compota f
Russian: t-|ru|ма�мелад|m|trmarmelád|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|mermelada|f
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trans-top|blockage, congestion
Czech: t-|cs|zácpa
Finnish: tukos, ruuhka
German: t+|de|Stau|m
trans-mid
Greek: t|el|μ�ο�ιλιά�ι�μα|n|sc=Grek (botiliárisma)
Hebrew: he-translation|פקק|pkák m
Norwegian: t-|no|trengsel
Spanish: t-|es|atasco|m
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trans-top|impromptu informal performance
Finnish: jamit p
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trans-top|forceful dunk in basketball
Finnish: donkkaus
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trans-top|difficult situation
Finnish: t+|fi|pula, t-|fi|pinne
Norwegian: vanskelighet/ trøbbel/ knipe ´
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checktrans
trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Chinese: �� (gu�jiàng) (1)
ttbc|Dutch: jam (1), file (2)
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Verb
en-verb|jam|m|ing

1. baseball To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.

#:Jones was jammed by the pitch.

1. music To play music (especially improvisation as a group.)
2. to get a body part stuck

#:My foot is jammed in the gap between the rocks

1. to squeeze into a small space

#:The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters.

1. often with "up", to cause congestion or blockage

#:A single accident can jam the roads for hours

Derived terms
italbrac-colon|to squeeze into a small space cram, jam-pack

Category:Foods
Category:English ergative verbs

Albanian

Verb
jam

1. am

Dutch

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

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

Related terms
konfituur

Category:Dutch nouns

Esperanto

Etymology
From Latin iam

Adverb
jam

1. already

Category:Esperanto adverbs
Category:Esperanto BRO1

Indonesian

Noun
jam

1. hour

Category:Indonesian nouns

Latin
Adverb
jam

1. An alternative spelling of iam#Latin|iam.

Category:Latin adverbs

Malay

Noun
jam

1. clock
2. hour

Category:Malay nouns
Category:ms:Time

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• 2007-12-21 18:13 - Tbot - added t for de, pl

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