"jam on the brakes" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: jams on the brakes [present, singular, third-person], jamming on the brakes [participle, present], jammed on the brakes [participle, past], jammed on the brakes [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} jam on the brakes (third-person singular simple present jams on the brakes, present participle jamming on the brakes, simple past and past participle jammed on the brakes)
  1. Synonym of slam on the brakes. Synonyms: slam on the brakes [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-jam_on_the_brakes-en-verb-UhA0e2AV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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