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jam vs foul

foul vs jam

jam and foul both are nouns.

jam is not an adjective while foul is an adjective.

jam and foul both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
jam Yes No Yes No
foul Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, foul is a hyponym of jam; that is, foul is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than jam:
  • jam: block passage through
  • foul: become or cause to become obstructed
Other hyponyms of jam include block off, blockade, barricade, barricado, barricade, asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate, tie up, dam, dam up, block out, screen, earth up, land up, bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop, back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, crap up.
jam (noun) foul (noun)
deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems an act that violates the rules of a sport
preserve of crushed fruit
a dense crowd of people
informal terms for a difficult situation
jam (adjective) foul (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
jam (verb) foul (verb)
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals become soiled and dirty
crowd or pack to capacity make unclean
get stuck and immobilized spot, stain, or pollute
block passage through make impure
crush or bruise commit a foul; break the rules
press tightly together or cram hit a foul ball
push down forcibly become or cause to become obstructed
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