Definition of "jam" in Anglais

noun

(less common in the US) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
- He is allergic to jam.
- She loves eating jam for breakfast in hotels.
(countable) A difficult situation.
(countable) A blockage, congestion, or immobilization.
- a jam on the 101 South, blocking the two right lanes [radio report]
- a jam of logs in a river
(countable, popular music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
(countable, by extension, informal) A song; a track.
(countable, by extension) An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.
- We came up with some new ideas at the game jam.
(countable, slang) That which one particularly prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about.
- Teaching is my jam.
(countable, basketball) A forceful dunk.
(countable, roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.
- Toughie scored four points in that jam.
(countable, climbing) Any of several manoeuvres requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
- I used a whole series of fist and foot jams in that crack.
(Australia) The tree Acacia acuminata, with fruity-smelling hard timber.
(UK, slang) Luck.
- He's got more jam than Waitrose.
(Canada, slang) Balls, bollocks, courage, machismo.
- I don't think he has the jam.
(slang) Sexual relations or the contemplation of them.
(slang) Something enjoyable; a delightful situation or outcome.

verb

To get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space.
- My foot got jammed in a gap between the rocks.
- Her poor little baby toe got jammed in the door.
- I jammed the top knuckle of my ring finger.
To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze.
- They temporarily stopped the gas tank leak by jamming a piece of taffy into the hole.
- The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters.
- Jamm’d in at midnight, in cold winter weather,
To render something unable to move.