Topic: FOOD DISH
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jam1
1 a thick sweet substance made from boiled fruit and sugar, eaten especially on bread [↪ jelly]: strawberry jam a jam sandwich jam jars
food
[uncountable and countable]DFFstrawberry jama jam sandwichjam jars2 a situation in which it is difficult or impossible to move because there are so many cars or people :
cars/people
[countable]3 a situation in which a machine does not work because something is stopping a part from moving : It caused a jam in the printer.
machine
[countable]It caused a jam in the printer.4 a difficult situation We became friends after he helped me out of a jam.
difficult situation
[countable usually singular] informalWe became friends after he helped me out of a jam.5
music
[countable]a) a jam session
b) a song or piece of music, especially one by a rap or rock group
6 to play rock music loudly and with a lot of energy or emotion : Make no mistake - these guys know how to kick out the jams.
kick out the jams
American English informalMake no mistake - these guys know how to kick out the jams.7 good things someone promises you, which never happen : There is an element of 'jam tomorrow' about some of the government's policies.
jam tomorrow
British English informalThere is an element of 'jam tomorrow' about some of the government's policies.