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foul vs jam

jam vs foul

foul and jam both are nouns.

foul is an adjective but jam is not an adjective.

foul and jam both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foul Yes Yes Yes No
jam Yes No Yes No
As verbs, jam is a hypernym of foul; that is, jam is a word with a broader meaning than foul:
  • foul: become or cause to become obstructed
  • jam: block passage through
Other hypernyms of foul include block, close up, impede, obstruct, obturate, occlude.
foul (noun) jam (noun)
an act that violates the rules of a sport deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
preserve of crushed fruit
a dense crowd of people
informal terms for a difficult situation
foul (adjective) jam (adjective)
(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
characterized by obscenity
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
offensively malodorous
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
especially of a ship's lines etc
violating accepted standards or rules
foul (verb) jam (verb)
become soiled and dirty interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
make unclean crowd or pack to capacity
spot, stain, or pollute get stuck and immobilized
make impure block passage through
commit a foul; break the rules crush or bruise
hit a foul ball press tightly together or cram
become or cause to become obstructed push down forcibly
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