"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. Alternative form of slam on the brakes Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: slam on the brakes
    Sense id: en-jam_on_the_brakes-en-verb-IJL9rRLd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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