The difference between Jam and Preserve

When used as nouns, 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, whereas preserve means a sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.

When used as verbs, jam means to get something stuck in a confined space, whereas preserve means to protect.


check bellow for the other definitions of Jam and Preserve

  1. 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.

  2. Jam as a noun (countable):

    A difficult situation.

  3. 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"

  4. Jam as a noun (countable, popular, _, music):

    An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.

  5. Jam as a noun (countable, by extension, informal):

    A song; a track.

  6. 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."

  7. 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."

  8. Jam as a noun (countable, basketball):

    A forceful dunk.

  9. Jam as a noun (countable, roller derby):

    A play during which points can be scored.

    Examples:

    "Toughie scored four points in that jam."

  10. 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."

  11. Jam as a noun (UK, slang):

    luck.

    Examples:

    "He's got more jam than Waitrose."

  12. Jam as a noun (slang):

    sexual relations or the contemplation of them.

  1. 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."

  2. 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."

  3. Jam as a verb:

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

    Examples:

    "A single accident can jam the roads for hours."

  4. Jam as a verb:

    To block or confuse a broadcast signal.

  5. Jam as a verb (baseball):

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

    Examples:

    "Jones was jammed by the pitch."

  6. Jam as a verb (music):

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

  7. 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."

  8. Jam as a verb (roller derby):

    To attempt to score points.

    Examples:

    "Toughie jammed four times in the second period."

  9. Jam as a verb (nautical):

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

    Examples:

    "rfquotek W. C. Russell"

  10. Jam as a verb (Canadian, informal):

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

  1. Jam as a noun (dated):

    A kind of frock for children.

  1. Jam as a noun (mining):

  1. Preserve as a noun:

    A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.

  2. Preserve as a noun:

    A reservation, a nature preserve.

  3. Preserve as a noun:

    An activity with restricted access.

  1. Preserve as a verb:

    To protect; to keep from harm or injury.

  2. Preserve as a verb:

    To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, such as sugar or salt; to season and prepare (fruits, meat, etc.) for storage.

    Examples:

    "to preserve peaches or grapes"

  3. Preserve as a verb:

    To maintain throughout; to keep intact.

    Examples:

    "to preserve appearances; to preserve silence"

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