Definition of
jam is the dictionary form of james' Definition of jam
jam has definitions from the fields of military,electronics,food
1
[ noun ] (food) preserve of crushed fruit
2
[ verb ] press tightly together or cram

Synonyms

pile throng pack mob

Examples

"The crowd packed the auditorium"

3
[ verb ] interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

Synonyms

block

Examples

"Jam the Voice of America" "block the signals emitted by this station"

4
[ verb ] crush or bruise

Synonyms

crush

Examples

"jam a toe"

5
[ verb ] push forcibly, as of brakes

Examples

: "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"

6
[ verb ] crowd or pack to capacity

Synonyms

cram ram chock_up wad pack jampack

Examples

"the theater was jampacked"

7
[ verb ] get stuck and immobilized

Examples

"the mechanism jammed"

8
[ noun ] informal terms for a difficult situation

Synonyms

fix mess muddle pickle kettle_of_fish hole

Examples

"he got into a terrible fix" "he made a muddle of his marriage"

9
[ verb ] (food) eat until one is sated

Synonyms

fill stuff cram fill_up

Examples

"He filled up on turkey"

10
[ verb ] block passage through

Synonyms

obstruct impede occlude close_up obturate block

Examples

"obstruct the path"

11
[ noun ] a dense crowd of people

Synonyms

press crush

12
[ noun ] (military,electronics) deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

Synonyms

electronic_jamming jamming

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Rhymes with

jas james aims st_james games' game's dame's names name's frames

Phonetic and Homophones

JH EY1 M Z

Similar Spelling

James Jaimes jammies Janes Jaynes Janessa James_I James_II Janus Janke Janis Janek Janas Jahns

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