jam

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A kind of frock for children.

2. 2noun

   See Jamb.

3. 3transitive verb

   To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.

4. 4transitive verb

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

5. 5transitive verb

   To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.

6. 6noun

   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.

7. 7noun

   An injury caused by jamming.

8. 8noun

   A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam.

9. 9noun

   deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

   Synonyms

   jamming
10. 10noun

    preserve of crushed fruit

11. 11noun

    a dense crowd of people

    Synonyms

    crushpress
12. 12noun

    informal terms for a difficult situation

    "he got into a terrible fix"

    "he made a muddle of his marriage"

    Synonyms

    fixholemessmuddlepickle
13. 13verb

    interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

    "Jam the Voice of America"

    "block the signals emitted by this station"

    Synonyms

    block
14. 14verb

    block passage through

    "obstruct the path"

    Synonyms

    blockimpedeobstructobturateocclude
15. 15verb

    crush or bruise

    "jam a toe"

    Synonyms

    crush
16. 16verb

    crowd or pack to capacity

    "the theater was jampacked"

    Synonyms

    cramramwad
17. 17verb

    get stuck and immobilized

    "the mechanism jammed"

18. 18verb

    push down forcibly

    "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"

19. 19verb

    press tightly together or cram

    "The crowd packed the auditorium"

    Synonyms

    mobpackpilethrong