jam etc
1jam jar — UK US noun [countable] [singular jam jar plural jam jars] a small glass container with a wide top and a special lid that keeps the food inside fresh Thesaurus: containers for carrying or storing foodhyponym …
2jam — jam1 [jam] vt. jammed, jamming [< ?] 1. to squeeze or wedge into or through a confined space 2. a) to bruise or crush b) to force (a thumb, toe, etc.) back against its joint so as to cause impaction 3. to push, sho …
3jam — 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… …
4jam — 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… …
5jam — 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:… …
6jam — 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… …
7Jam session — La definición clásica de una jam session se debe a George Frazier: Una reunión informal de músicos de jazz, con afinidad temperamental, que tocan para su propio disfrute música no escrita ni ensayada.[1] Con el tiempo, el concepto de Jam se ha… …
8jam — jam1 [ dʒæm ] noun * ▸ 1 sweet sticky food ▸ 2 line of stopped vehicles ▸ 3 blockage in machine ▸ 4 difficult situation ▸ 5 music 1. ) count or uncount a sweet sticky food made from boiled fruit and sugar, that is usually spread onto bread:… …
9jam */ — I UK [dʒæm] / US noun Word forms jam : singular jam plural jams 1) [countable/uncountable] a sweet sticky food made from boiled fruit and sugar that is usually spread onto bread strawberry jam a jar of jam a jam tart 2) [countable, usually… …
10jam — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a very thick sweet substance made from boiled fruit and sugar and eaten especially on bread; conserve: strawberry jam 2 (C) a situation in which it is difficult or impossible to move because there are so many people, things, cars… …