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jam

jam - Dictionary definition and meaning for word jam

Definition
(noun) preserve of crushed fruit Definition
(noun) informal terms for a difficult situation
Synonyms : fix , hole , kettle of fish , mess , muddle , pickle
Example Sentence
  • he got into a terrible fix
  • he made a muddle of his marriage
Definition
(noun) a dense crowd of people
Synonyms : crush , press
Definition
(noun) deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems Definition
(verb) press tightly together or cram
Synonyms : mob , pack , pile , throng
Example Sentence
  • The crowd packed the auditorium
Definition
(verb) push down forcibly
Example Sentence
  • The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor
Definition
(verb) crush or bruise
Synonyms : crush
Example Sentence
  • jam a toe
Definition
(verb) interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
Synonyms : block
Example Sentence
  • Jam the Voice of America
  • block the signals emitted by this station
Definition
(verb) get stuck and immobilized
Example Sentence
  • the mechanism jammed
Definition
(verb) crowd or pack to capacity
Synonyms : chock up , cram , jampack , ram , wad
Example Sentence
  • the theater was jampacked
Definition
(verb) block passage through
Synonyms : block , close up , impede , obstruct , obturate , occlude
Example Sentence
  • obstruct the path

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