The difference between Dunk and Jam
When used as nouns, dunk means the act of dunking, particularly in basketball, whereas jam means a sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
When used as verbs, dunk means to submerge briefly in a liquid, whereas jam means to get something stuck in a confined space.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dunk and Jam
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Dunk as a verb:
To submerge briefly in a liquid.
Examples:
"I like to dunk my donut in my apple cider."
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Dunk as a verb:
To set down carelessly.
Examples:
"Parents shouldn't just dunk their kids in front of the TV."
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Dunk as a verb (ambitransitive, basketball):
To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
Examples:
"The center spun quickly and dunked the ball with authority."
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Dunk as a noun:
The act of dunking, particularly in basketball.
Examples:
"The point guard threaded a pass with pinpoint precision to the power forward for an easy dunk."
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Jam as a noun:
A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
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Jam as a noun (countable):
A difficult situation.
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Jam as a noun (countable):
Blockage, congestion.
Examples:
"A traffic jam caused us to miss the game's first period."
"a jam of logs in a river"
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Jam as a noun (countable, popular, _, music):
An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
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Jam as a noun (countable, by extension, informal):
A song; a track.
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Jam as a noun (countable, by extension):
An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.
Examples:
"We came up with some new ideas at the game jam."
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Jam as a noun (countable, baseball):
A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
Examples:
"He's in a jam now, having walked the bases loaded with the cleanup hitter coming to bat."
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Jam as a noun (countable, basketball):
A forceful dunk.
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Jam as a noun (countable, roller derby):
A play during which points can be scored.
Examples:
"Toughie scored four points in that jam."
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Jam as a noun (climbing, countable):
Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
Examples:
"I used a whole series of fist and foot jams in that crack."
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Jam as a noun (UK, slang):
luck.
Examples:
"He's got more jam than Waitrose."
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Jam as a noun (slang):
sexual relations or the contemplation of them.
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Jam as a verb:
To get something stuck in a confined space.
Examples:
"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."
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Jam as a verb:
To brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze.
Examples:
"They temporarily stopped the gas tank leak by [[jamming]] a piece of taffy into the hole."
"The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters."
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Jam as a verb:
To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"
Examples:
"A single accident can jam the roads for hours."
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Jam as a verb:
To block or confuse a broadcast signal.
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Jam as a verb (baseball):
To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
Examples:
"Jones was jammed by the pitch."
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Jam as a verb (music):
To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).
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Jam as a verb:
To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
Examples:
"When he tripped on the step he jammed his toe."
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Jam as a verb (roller derby):
To attempt to score points.
Examples:
"Toughie jammed four times in the second period."
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Jam as a verb (nautical):
To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
Examples:
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Jam as a verb (Canadian, informal):
To give up on a date or some joint endeavour; stand up, chicken out, jam out.
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Jam as a noun (dated):
A kind of frock for children.
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Jam as a noun (mining):