JAM

/ˈdʒæːm/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 15

Definition

  1. noun preserve of crushed fruit.
  2. noun informal terms for a difficult situation. — synonyms: fix, hole, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle_of_fish
  3. noun a dense crowd of people. — synonyms: crush, press
  4. noun deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems. — synonyms: jamming, electronic_jamming
  5. verb press tightly together or cram. — synonyms: throng, mob, pack, pile
  6. verb push down forcibly.
  7. verb crush or bruise. — synonyms: crush
  8. verb interfere with or prevent the reception of signals. — synonyms: block
  9. verb get stuck and immobilized.
  10. verb crowd or pack to capacity. — synonyms: jampack, ram, chock_up, cram, wad
  11. verb block passage through. — synonyms: obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, block, close_up

Examples

  • “A traffic jam caused us to miss the game's first period.”
  • “Her poor little baby toe got jammed in the door.”
  • “The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters.”

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