jam
jam /ˈdʒæm/
noun
-
(
)
Preserve of crushed fruit
(
jam
)
preserve of crushed fruit
My favorite flavor of jam is strawberry, and I love to spread it on toast or scones
My favorite flavor of jam is strawberry, and I love to spread it on toast or scones
-
Deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
(
electronic jamming
, jam
, jamming
)
deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
-
A dense crowd of people
(
crush
, jam
, press
)
a dense crowd of people
-
Informal terms for a difficult situation
(
hole
, jam
, kettle of fish
, fix
, mess
, muddle
, pickle
)
informal terms for a difficult situation
He got into a terrible fix
he got into a terrible fix
He made a muddle of his marriage
he made a muddle of his marriage
verb
-
()
Interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
(
block
, jam
)
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
Jam the Voice of America
Jam the Voice of America
Block the signals emitted by this station
block the signals emitted by this station
-
()
Crush or bruise
(
crush
, jam
)
crush or bruise
Jam a toe
jam a toe
-
()
Push down forcibly
(
jam
)
push down forcibly
The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor
The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor
-
()
Press tightly together or cram
(
mob
, pack
, jam
, pile
, throng
)
press tightly together or cram
The crowd packed the auditorium
The crowd packed the auditorium
-
Block passage through
(
block
, close up
, jam
, impede
, obstruct
, obturate
, occlude
)
block passage through
Obstruct the path
obstruct the path
-
Crowd or pack to capacity
(
chock up
, jam
, jampack
[Informal] , cram
, ram
, wad
)
crowd or pack to capacity
The theater was jampacked
the theater was jampacked
-
Get stuck and immobilized
(
jam
)
get stuck and immobilized
The mechanism jammed
the mechanism jammed
