JAM in English dictionary

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    Meanings and definitions of "JAM"

    • A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
    • (countable) A difficult situation.
    • (countable) Blockage, congestion.
    • (countable) (popular music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
    • (countable) (baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
    • (countable) (basketball) A forceful dunk.
    • (countable) ( roller derby ) A play during which points can be scored.
    • (countable) Any of several rock-climbing maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
    • (UK) luck.
    • To block or confuse a broadcast signal.
    • (baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
    • (music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group.)
    • To get something stuck in a confined space.
    • To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
    • To squeeze into a small space.
    • To brusquely force something into a space; cram.
    • Causing congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"
    • (roller derby) To attempt to score points.
    • noun
      A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
    • noun
      (countable)
      A difficult situation.
    • noun
      (countable)
      Blockage, congestion.
    • noun
      (countable, popular music)
      An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
    • noun
      (countable, by extension)
      An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.
    • noun
      (countable, baseball)
      A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
    • noun
      (countable, basketball)
      A forceful dunk.
    • noun
      (countable, roller derby)
      A play during which points can be scored.
    • noun
      (climbing, countable)
      Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
    • noun
      (Britain, slang)
      luck.
    • noun
      (dated)
      A kind of frock for children.
    • noun
      (mining)
      Alternative form of [i]jamb[/i]
    • verb
      To get something stuck in a confined space.
    • verb
      To brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze.
    • verb
      To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"
    • verb
      To block or confuse a broadcast signal.
    • verb
      (baseball)
      To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
    • verb
      (music)
      To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).
    • verb
      To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
    • verb
      (roller derby)
      To attempt to score points.
    • verb
      (nautical)
      To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
    • verb
      (Canada, informal)
      To give up on a date or some joint endeavour; stand up, chicken out, jam out.
    • To render passage impossible by physical obstruction.
    • A crowd of people pressed close together in a small space.
    • Preserve of crushed fruit.
    • To press tightly together or cram.
    • sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar
    • blockage, congestion
    • impromptu informal performance
    • difficult situation
    • To block or confuse a broadcast signal
    • noun
      a dense crowd of people
    • noun
      deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
    • noun
      informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
    • noun
      preserve of crushed fruit
    • verb
      block passage through; "obstruct the path"
    • verb
      crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"
    • verb
      crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
    • verb
      get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed"
    • verb
      interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"
    • verb
      press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
    • verb
      push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"

    Synonyms of "JAM" in English dictionary

    interrupt, hole, preserves are the top synonyms of "JAM" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "JAM" in English dictionary

    free is the antonym of "JAM" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of JAM

    • jam ( countable and uncountable;  plural  jams)
    • jam ( third-person singular simple present jams, present participle jamming, simple past and past participle jammed)
    • jam (countable and uncountable, plural jams)
    • jam (plural jams)
    • jam (third-person singular simple present jams, present participle jamming, simple past and past participle jammed)
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