English in a Minute Series 5 / 4 meanings of 'jam'

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BeccaI love having jam on my morning toast, but do you know these other meanings? A jam is a favourite song. ExampleI love this song this is my jam. BeccaWe can use jam as a verb to talk about improvising music. ExampleI usually jam with my housemate in the evenings. I play guitar and she plays bass. BeccaA traffic jam is a noun that means that there are too many cars on the road and no one's moving. ExampleUrgh, I'm going to be late. Maybe I should call my boss and tell them I'm stuck in a traffic jam. BeccaIn a similar way, it can be used a verb and an adjective to talk about putting too much of something somewhere. ExampleI think I jammed too much paper into the printer. It's jammed now! BeccaLearn these four meanings of jam today!

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