Definition of jam

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  • jam is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • jam is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
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Definition of jam

  • informal terms for a difficult situation (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. fix
    2. hole
    3. kettle of fish
    4. mess
    5. muddle
    6. pickle
  • a dense crowd of people (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. crush
    2. press
  • deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. electronic jamming
    2. jamming
  • block passage through (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. block
    2. close up
    3. impede
    4. obstruct
    5. obturate
    6. occlude
  • press tightly together or cram (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. mob
    2. pack
    3. pile
    4. throng
  • interfere with or prevent the reception of signals (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. block
  • crush or bruise (verb)

    Examples

    1. jam a toe

    Synonyms

    1. crush
  • crowd or pack to capacity (verb)

    Examples

    1. the theater was jampacked

    Synonyms

    1. chock up
    2. cram
    3. jampack
    4. ram
    5. wad
  • get stuck and immobilized (verb)

    Examples

    1. the mechanism jammed
  • preserve of crushed fruit (noun)
  • push down forcibly (verb)

    Examples

    1. The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor

See definition of jam in Merriam Webster