jam
To get something stuck, often in a confined spaceTo get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space.
Meaning
15 sensesTo 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.
einklemmen
зажима́тьzažimátʹ, зажа́тьzažátʹ, сжима́тьsžimátʹ
get stuck and immobilized
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.
впи́хиватьvpíxivatʹ, впихну́тьvpixnútʹ, вта́лкиватьvtálkivatʹ
To render something unable to move.
To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up".
A single accident can jam the roads for hours.
blockieren
загроможда́тьzagromoždátʹ, загромозди́тьzagromozdítʹ, блоки́роватьblokírovatʹ
To block or confuse a radio or radar signal by transmitting a more-powerful signal on the same frequency.
The government jams foreign propaganda broadcasts.
The airstrike suffered minimal casualties because electronic-warfare aircraft were jamming the enemy air-defense radars.
stören
глуши́тьglušítʹ, заглуши́тьzaglušítʹ
To turn (fruit) into jam.
To add jam to; to cover with jam.
To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
Jones was jammed by the pitch.
To dunk.
To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).
spontan musizieren, jammen, gemeinsam improvisieren
To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
When he tripped on the step he jammed his toe.
прищемля́тьpriščemljátʹ, прищеми́тьpriščemítʹ
To attempt to score points.
Toughie jammed four times in the second period.
Examples
480 sentencesHow much jam did you buy?
Скільки варення ти купив? — deniko
ruСколько варенья ты купил? — marafon
I was caught in a traffic jam.
Я застряг у пробці. — uaspeaker
ruЯ застрял в пробке. — al_ex_an_der
deIch steckte im Stau. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I was delayed by a traffic jam.
Я затримався в пробці. — deniko
ruЯ задержался в пробке. — odexed
deIch wurde durch einen Stau aufgehalten. — Yorwba
Tom helped me out of a jam.
Том мене виручив. — deniko
There is a traffic jam on the highway.
На шосе затор. — deniko
ruНа шоссе затор. — marafon
deEs ist Stau auf der Autobahn. — Yorwba
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 5
By meaning 4
Origin
First attested in the early 18th c. as a verb meaning “to press, be pressed, be wedged in”First attested in the early 18th c. as a verb meaning “to press, be pressed, be wedged in”. Compare dialectal jammock (“to press, squeeze, crush into a soft mass, chew food"; also "a soft, pulpy substance”). Perhaps from Middle English chammen, champen ("to bite upon something, gnash the teeth"; whence modern champ, chomp), of uncertain origin; probably originally onomatopoeic.
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Forms
jams, jamming, jammed, jammedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
16 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
7 patterns- a traffic jam
- traffic jam
- traffic jam on
- strawberry jam
- the traffic jam
- jam on the
- in a jam
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.