jam vs break up

break up vs jam

jam is a noun but break up is not a noun.

jam and break up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jam	Yes	No	Yes	No
break up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, break up is a hypernym of jam; that is, break up is a word with a broader meaning than jam:

jam: interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
break up: make a break in

Other hypernyms of jam include cut off, disrupt, interrupt.

jam (noun)	break up (noun)
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

jam (verb)	break up (verb)
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals	laugh unrestrainedly
crowd or pack to capacity	break or cause to break into pieces
get stuck and immobilized	come to an end
block passage through	separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
crush or bruise	cause to go into a solution
press tightly together or cram	cause to separate
push down forcibly	close at the end of a session
	bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
	make a break in
	set or keep apart
	break violently or noisily; smash
	attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
	release ice
	destroy the completeness of a set of related items
	take apart into its constituent pieces
	suffer a nervous breakdown
	disband
	to cause to separate and go in different directions
	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

Difference between jam and break up

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