LEARNit Dictionary

jam

noun
A2
1
A2
a thick sweet substance made by boiling fruit with sugar, often sold in jars and spread on bread
مربا
compare jelly, marmalade
2
a situation in which it is difficult or impossible to move because there are so many people or vehicles in one particular place
ترافیک, ازدحام
The bus was delayed in a five-mile jam.
As fans rushed to leave, jams formed at all the exits.
We were stuck in a jam for an hour.
see also chakka jam, traffic jam
3
a situation in which a machine does not work because something is stuck in one position
گیرکردگی, گرفتگی
There's a paper jam in the photocopier.
4
used by the media to describe people who do not have much money to live on (the abbreviation for just about managing)
افراد با مدیریت حداقلی, گروه کم‌در‌آمد
JAMs may be in work, but are struggling to pay for essentials such as food, heating or rent.
verb
1
to push something somewhere with a lot of force
چپاندن, فشردن
2
to become unable to move or work; to make something do this
گیر کردن, مسدود شدن, قفل کردن, مانع شدن
The photocopier keeps jamming up.
There's a loose part that keeps jamming the mechanism.
The valve has jammed shut.
He jammed the door open with a piece of wood.
The traffic was jammed solid in the city centre.
3
to put somebody/something into a small space where there is very little room to move
چپاندن, فشردن
Six of us were jammed into one small car.
We were jammed together like sardines in a can.
The cupboards were jammed full of old newspapers.
Nearly 1 000 students jammed into the hall.
see also jam-packed
4
to fill something with a large number of people or things so that it is unable to function as it should
گیر کردن, شلوغ شدن, شلوغ کردن, مملو کردن
The traffic will just jam up our village.
People constantly jammed the street.
synonym block
5
to send out radio signals to prevent a radio broadcast from being heard, or to prevent a radio or phone from sending or receiving signals
پارازیت انداختن, اختلال ایجاد کردن
6
to play music with other musicians in an informal way without preparing or practising first
بداهه‌نوازی کردن, با دوستان موسیقی زدن, همنوایی کردن