Jam

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒæm/

Jam (noun)

  1. A thick sweet spread made from fruit cooked with sugar.
  2. A long delay in traffic when vehicles cannot move because of a blockage.
  3. A situation where a machine or part cannot move because something is trapped.

Examples

  • I spread jam on toast every morning.
  • The jam tastes sweet and fruity.

Jam (verb)

  1. To stop vehicles from moving by causing a blockage.
  2. To cause a machine part to stop moving because something is trapped.
  3. To fill a place with people or things so tightly that movement becomes difficult.

Examples

  • An accident can jam the road quickly.
  • Construction work jams traffic during rush hour.