Ham vs. Jam

Ham vs. Jam — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Ham and Jam

Hamnoun

(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

Jamnoun

A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.

Hamnoun

(countable) A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat.

Jamnoun

(countable) A difficult situation.

Hamnoun

(uncountable) Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food.

a little piece of ham for the cat

Jamnoun

(countable) Blockage, congestion.

A traffic jam caused us to miss the game's first period.a jam of logs in a river
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Hamnoun

The back of the thigh.

Jamnoun

An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.

Hamnoun

Electronic mail that is wanted; mail that is not spam or junk mail.

Jamnoun

A song; a track.

Hamnoun

obsolete form of home

Jamnoun

An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.

We came up with some new ideas at the game jam.
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Hamnoun

(acting) an overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style

Jamnoun

A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.

He's in a jam now, having walked the bases loaded with the cleanup hitter coming to bat.

Hamnoun

(radio) an amateur radio operator

Jamnoun

A forceful dunk.

Hamverb

(acting) To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.

Jamnoun

A play during which points can be scored.

Toughie scored four points in that jam.

Hamnoun

meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

Jamnoun

Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.

I used a whole series of fist and foot jams in that crack.

Hamnoun

(Old Testament) son of Noah

Jamnoun

luck.

He's got more jam than Waitrose.

Hamnoun

a licensed amateur radio operator

Jamnoun

(slang) sexual relations or the contemplation of them.

Hamnoun

an unskilled actor who overacts

Jamnoun

(dated) A kind of frock for children.

Hamverb

exaggerate one's acting

Jamverb

To get something stuck 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.

Jamverb

To brusquely force something into a space; cram, 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.

Jamverb

To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"

A single accident can jam the roads for hours.

Jamverb

To block or confuse a broadcast signal.

Jamverb

(baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.

Jones was jammed by the pitch.

Jamverb

(music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).

Jamverb

To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.

When he tripped on the step he jammed his toe.

Jamverb

(roller derby) To attempt to score points.

Toughie jammed four times in the second period.

Jamverb

(nautical) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.

Jamverb

To give up on a date or some joint endeavour; stand up, chicken out, jam out.

Jamnoun

preserve of crushed fruit

Jamnoun

informal terms for a difficult situation;

he got into a terrible fixhe made a muddle of his marriage

Jamnoun

a dense crowd of people

Jamnoun

deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

Jamverb

press tightly together or cram;

The crowd packed the auditorium

Jamverb

push down forcibly;

The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor

Jamverb

crush or bruise;

jam a toe

Jamverb

interfere with or prevent the reception of signals;

Jam the Voice of Americablock the signals emitted by this station

Jamverb

get stuck and immobilized;

the mechanism jammed

Jamverb

crowd or pack to capacity;

the theater was jampacked

Jamverb

block passage through;

obstruct the path