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Jam vs Layback - What's the difference?

jam | layback |

As a symbol jam

is the iso 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for jamaica.

As a noun layback is

(figure skating) a spin in which the head and shoulders are dropped backwards and the back arched downwards toward the ice also called a layback spin.

As a verb layback is

to climb using layback maneuvers.

jam

English

, a type of jam, spread on a piece of bread

Etymology 1

Noun

  • A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
  • (countable) A difficult situation.
    • I’m in a jam right now. Can you help me out?
  • * 1975 , (Bob Dylan), (Tangled Up in Blue)
    • She was married when we first met
    Soon to be divorced
    I helped her out of a jam , I guess
    But I used a little too much force.
  • (countable) Blockage, congestion.
    • A traffic jam caused us to miss the game's first period.
    a jam of logs in a river
  • An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
  • (countable, baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
    • He's in a jam now, having walked the bases loaded with the cleanup hitter coming to bat.
  • (countable, basketball) A forceful dunk.
  • (countable, roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.
    • Toughie scored four points in that jam .
  • (climbing, countable) Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
    • I used a whole series of fist and foot jams in that crack.
  • (UK) luck.
    • He's got more jam than Waitrose.
  • (mining)
    • Synonyms
    * (sweet mixture of fruit) conserve, (US) jelly, preserve * See also
    Derived terms
    * jamjar * jammy * jam band * jam roly poly * jam sandwich * jam session * jam tart * jam tomorrow * log jam * Murrumbidgee jam * pearl jam * power jam * toe jam * traffic jam * want jam on it * climbing: ** hand jam ** finger jam ** fist jam ** foot jam ** pinkie jam ** ring jam ** thumb-down jam
    See also
    * jelly * marmalade

    Verb

    (jamm)
  • To get something stuck in a confined space.
    • 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.
  • To brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze.
    • They temporarily stopped the gas tank leak by jamming a piece of taffy into the hole.
    The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters.
  • To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"
    • A single accident can jam the roads for hours.
  • To block or confuse a broadcast signal.
  • (baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
    • Jones was jammed by the pitch.
  • (music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).
  • To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
    • When he tripped on the step he jammed his toe.
  • (roller derby) To attempt to score points.
    • Toughie jammed four times in the second period.
  • (nautical) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
    • Synonyms
    * ram
    Derived terms
    * (to squeeze into a small space) jam-pack * jammer

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) or (etyl), meaning "garment, robe"; related to pajamas.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) A kind of frock for children.
    • English ergative verbs ----

    layback

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (figure skating) A spin in which the head and shoulders are dropped backwards and the back arched downwards toward the ice. Also called a layback spin
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=January 24, author=Pat Borzi, title=Figure Skating's Next Ones Are Closing in on Their Moment, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Mirai Nagasu, like Zhang a promising 14-year-old, showed equally astonishing flexibility on a layback spin Wednesday, leaning so far that the back of her head nearly touched her backside. }}
  • (climbing) A maneuver to scale a vertical crack, by pulling with the arms and jamming the legs underneath, and shuffling up on limb at a time.
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2006 , date=July 2 , author=Antonio Graceffo , title=A Day of Rocks and Sea: Kayaking and Climbing in Taiwan , work=asiantribune.com citation , page= , passage=A layback', on the other hand, forces you to pull with your arms. A '''layback''' can protrude so far from the main rock face, that your legs will be dangling uselessly in the air, while your arms support all of your body weight. The tricky thing about the ' layback is that not only do you need the upper-body strength to hold yourself up and climb hand over hand, but you also need the flexibility and balance to clear the edge of the overhang.}}
  • (surfing) A surf maneuver where the upright surfer leans back against the wave.
  • (skateboarding, snowboarding) A trick where the boarder leans back while on the lip of the ramp, or down a rail.
  • (audio editing) The process of recording the final sound onto the master track.
  • A short backwards pass to a teammate in an attacking position
  • * {{quote-news, year=2000
    • , date=October 25 , author=Daniel Taylor , title=Radzinski double floors United , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=Only a fine interception from Mickael Silvestre denied the marauding Czech international an early chance from Tomasz Radzinski's layback and, as United struggled to find any momentum, their hosts threatened to overwhelm them.}}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To climb using layback maneuvers.