- verbjam (verb) · jams (third person present) · jammed (past tense) · jammed (past participle) · jamming (present participle)
- squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space:"four of us were jammed in one compartment" · "people jammed their belongings into cars" · "75,000 refugees jammed into a stadium today to denounce the accord"
- push (something) roughly and forcibly into position or a space:"he jammed his hat on"
- crowd onto (a road) so as to block it:"the roads were jammed with traffic"
- cause (phone lines) to be continuously busy with a large number of calls:"listeners jammed WBOQ's switchboard with calls"
- become or make unable to move or work due to a part seizing or becoming stuck:"the photocopier jammed" · "the doors were jammed open"
- make (a broadcast or other electronic signal) unintelligible by causing interference:"GPS signals are weak and easily jammed"
- informalimprovise with other musicians, especially in jazz or blues:"the opportunity to jam with Atlanta blues musicians"
nounjam (noun) · jams (plural noun) · jam session (noun) · jam sessions (plural noun)- an instance of a machine or thing seizing or becoming stuck:"paper jams"
- short for traffic jam
- climbinga handhold obtained by stuffing a part of the body such as a hand or foot into a crack in the rock.
- informalan awkward situation or predicament:"I'm in a jam"
- an informal gathering of musicians improvising together, especially in jazz or blues.
- (especially in dance or urban music) a song or track:"an ultra catchy jam, driven by the drums but given substance by the interjection of horns" · "the band dedicated about a quarter of the set to new jams"
Originearly 18th century: probably symbolic; compare with jag and cram.Similar and Opposite Wordsverbnoun
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- The term "jam" can refer to12:
- A sweet, soft food made by cooking fruit with sugar to preserve it.
- To press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, making motion or extrication difficult or impossible.
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