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Jam Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Jam? [n] deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems [n] preserve of crushed fruit [n] a dense crowd of people [n] informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [v] interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" [v] eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" [v] block passage through; "obstruct the path" [v] crush or bruise; "jam a toe" [v] crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [v] get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed" [v] push forcibly, as of brakes; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor" [v] press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Jam: block \| block \| chock up \| close up \| cram \| cram \| crush \| crush \| electronic jamming \| fill \| fill up \| fix \| hole \| 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\| sealing off \| seat \| seawall \| semifluid \| semiliquid \| send \| set \| set in \| settle \| sew \| shake \| shoal \| shoulder \| shout down \| shove \| shut off \| shut out \| shut tight \| shutter dam \| situation \| size \| skewer \| slough \| slowdown \| slowness \| slow-up \| snap \| soak \| solidify \| soup \| spate \| spile \| spot \| squab \| squash \| squeeze \| squeeze shut \| squish \| stamp \| stanch \| standing \| staple \| starch \| state \| station \| status \| stay \| stay of execution \| stench \| stereotype \| stew \| stick \| stick fast \| sticky mess \| sticky wicket \| stifle \| stitch \| stone wall \| stop \| stop up \| stoppage \| stopper \| stopple \| strait \| straits \| strangle \| strangulate \| strangulation \| stress \| strike root \| stuff \| stuff up \| suffocate \| supercharge \| supersaturate \| surcharge \| surfeit \| suspension \| swamp \| swarm \| swarm with \| sweet \| sweet stuff \| sweetmeat \| sweets \| syrup \| tack \| take root \| tamp \| 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pig out \| preserve \| preserves \| push \| satiate \| scarf out \| screen \| selective jamming \| snarl-up \| spot jamming \| strawberry jam \| strawberry preserves \| stuff \| suffocate \| tie up \| traffic jam Jam In Webster's Dictionary \Jam\, n. [Per. or Hind. j[=a]mah garment, robe.] A kind of frock for children. \Jam\, n. (Mining) See {Jamb}. \Jam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jammed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jamming}.] [Either fr. jamb, as if squeezed between jambs, or more likely from the same source as champ See {Champ}.] 1. To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in. The . . . jammed in between two rocks. --De Foe. 2. To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door. [Colloq.] 3. (Naut.) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback. --W. C. Russell. \Jam\, n. 1. A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river. 2. An injury caused by jamming. [Colloq.] \Jam\, n. [Prob. fr. jam, v.; but cf. also Ar. jamad ice, jelly, j[=a]mid congealed, jamd congelation, ice.] A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam. {Jam nut}. See {Check nut}, under {Check}. {Jam weld} (Forging), a butt weld. See under {Butt}.

Jam Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Jam?

[n] deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
[n] preserve of crushed fruit
[n] a dense crowd of people
[n] informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
[v] interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"
[v] eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey"
[v] block passage through; "obstruct the path"
[v] crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
[v] crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"
[v] get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed"
[v] push forcibly, as of brakes; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"
[v] press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"

Jam In Webster's Dictionary

\Jam\, n. [Per. or Hind. j[=a]mah garment, robe.]
A kind of frock for children.


\Jam\, n. (Mining)
See {Jamb}.


\Jam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jammed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Jamming}.] [Either fr. jamb, as if squeezed between jambs,
or more likely from the same source as champ See {Champ}.]
1. To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to
   squeeze; to wedge in.

         The . . . jammed in between two rocks. --De Foe.

2. To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a
   door. [Colloq.]

3. (Naut.) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half
   her upper sails are laid aback. --W. C. Russell.


\Jam\, n.
1. A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the
   pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a
   jam of logs in a river.

2. An injury caused by jamming. [Colloq.]


\Jam\, n. [Prob. fr. jam, v.; but cf. also Ar. jamad ice,
jelly, j[=a]mid congealed, jamd congelation, ice.]
A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as,
raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam.

{Jam nut}. See {Check nut}, under {Check}.

{Jam weld} (Forging), a butt weld. See under {Butt}.

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