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
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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:
"rfquotek W. C. Russell"
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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):
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Preserve as a noun:
A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.
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Preserve as a noun:
A reservation, a nature preserve.
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Preserve as a noun:
An activity with restricted access.
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Preserve as a verb:
To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
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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"
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Preserve as a verb:
To maintain throughout; to keep intact.
Examples:
"to preserve appearances; to preserve silence"