jam 1 (j m)v. jammed, jam·ming, jams v.tr. 1. To drive or wedge forcibly into a tight position: jammed the cork in the bottle. 2. To activate or apply (a brake) suddenly. Often used with on: jammed the brakes on. 3. To cause (moving parts, for example) to lock into an unworkable position: jammed the typewriter keys. 4. a. To pack (items, for example) to excess; cram: jammed my clothes into the suitcase. b. To fill (a container or space) to overflowing: I jammed the suitcase with clothes. Fans jammed the hallway after the concert. 5. To block, congest, or clog: a drain that was jammed by debris. 6. To crush or bruise: jam a finger. 7. Electronics To interfere with or prevent the clear reception of (broadcast signals) by electronic means. 8. Baseball To throw an inside pitch to (a batter), especially to prevent the batter from hitting the ball with the thicker part of the bat. v.intr. 1. To become wedged or stuck. 2. To become inoperable: The computer keyboard jammed. 3. To force one's way into or through a limited space. 4. Music To participate in a jam session. 5. Basketball To make a dunk shot. n. 1. The act of jamming or the condition of being jammed. 2. A crush or congestion of people or things in a limited space: a traffic jam. 3. A trying situation. See Synonyms at predicament. [Origin unknown.] jam  ma·ble adj.jam mer n. |
| jam 2 (jm) n. A preserve made from whole fruit boiled to a pulp with sugar. [Possibly from jam.] jam my adj. |
jam 1
Verb
[jamming, jammed]
1. to wedge (an object) into a tight space or against another object: the table was jammed against the wall
2. to fill (a place) with people or vehicles: the surrounding roads were jammed for miles
3. to make or become stuck or locked: the window was jammed open
4. Radio to prevent the clear reception of (radio communications) by transmitting other signals on the same wavelength
5. Slang to play in a jam session
6. jam on the brakes to apply the brakes of a vehicle very suddenly
Noun
1. a situation where a large number of people or vehicles are crowded into a place: a traffic jam
2. Informal a difficult situation: you are in a bit of a jam
3. same as jam session [probably imitative]
jam 2
Noun
a food made from fruit boiled with sugar until the mixture sets, used for spreading on bread [perhaps from jam1 (the act of squeezing)]
Jam a crush or squeeze; a mass of things or persons tightly crowded.
Examples: jam of carriages, 1858; of humankind, 1807; of people, 1860; of tarts—Lipton, 1970; of trees, 1838; traffic jam.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  jam - preserve of crushed fruit strawberry jam, strawberry preserves - made with strawberries |
| 2. | jam - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties" dog's breakfast, dog's dinner - a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job" | |
| 3. | jam - a dense crowd of people crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers" snarl-up, traffic jam - a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move | |
| 4. | jam - deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems ECM, electronic countermeasures - electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum barrage jamming - electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously selective jamming, spot jamming - electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency | |
| Verb | 1. | jam - press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" crowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" |
| 2. | jam - push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor" | |
| 3. | jam - crush or bruise; "jam a toe" | |
| 4. | jam - interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" barrage jam - jam an entire frequency spectrum; "During the Cold War, the Soviets routinely barrage jammed to interfere with transmissions from the West" point jam - jam a narrow band of frequencies; "We can counter point-jamming effectively" spot jam - jam a single frequency; "This operator is spot-jammed" blanket jam - jam a broad spectrum of frequencies to affect all communications in the area except for directional antenna communications | |
| 5. | jam - get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed" malfunction, misfunction - fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned" | |
| 6. |  jam - crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"stuff - cram into a cavity; "The child stuffed candy into his pockets" cram - put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled; "cram books into the suitcase" | |
| 7. | jam - block passage through; "obstruct the path" barricade - prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded" asphyxiate, suffocate, stifle, choke - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" tie up - restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred" barricade, block, block up, blockade, block off, bar, stop - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" |
jam
noun 1. tailback, queue, hold-up, bottleneck, snarl-up, line, chain, congestion, obstruction, stoppage, gridlock
Translations
jam [dʒæm] n → confiture f [of shoppers etc]; cohue f;
(also: traffic jam) → embouteillage m
(Radio) → brouiller
jam [dʒæm] n → Marmelade f, Konfitüre f;
(also: traffic jam) → Stau m;
(inf) (difficulty) → Klemme f
vt → blockieren;
(mechanism, drawer etc) → verklemmen;
(Radio) → stören
vi → klemmen;
(gun) → Ladehemmung haben;
jam [dʒæm] n → marmellata; [of shoppers etc] → ressa;
(also: traffic jam) → ingorgo
(RADIO) → disturbare con interferenze
the telephone lines are jammed → le linee sono sovraccariche
n jam [dʒӕm]
a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar raspberry jam; (also adjective ) a jam sandwich. konfyt مُرَبّى الفاكِهَه конфитюр džem; s džemem marmelade; -marmelade; marmelade- die Marmelade,Marmeladen- μαρμελάδα mermelada, confitura moos مربا hillo confiture רִיבָּה मुरब्बा, जाम džem lekvár, dzsem selai sulta marmellata ジャム 잼 džemas ievārījums; ievārījuma- jem jam syltetøy, marmelade konfitura, dżem geleia plin de/gem джем džem; s džemom marmelada džem sylt แยม reçel, marmelât 果醬 варення; джем پھلوں وغیرہ کا جام mứt 果酱
adj jammy
covered with jam jammy fingers. taai مُغَطّى بالمُرَبّى покрит с конфитюр umazaný džemem marmelade- klebrig σκεπασμένος με μαρμελάδα lleno de mermelada moosine مربایی hilloinen collant מְכוּסֶה רִיבָּה मुरब्बा लगा हुआ umrljan pekmezom lekváros penuh selai kámugur, klístraður appiccicoso ジャムのついた (잼이 묻어) 끈적한 išteptas džemu notriepts ar ievārījumu disaluti jem met jam bedekt tilsølt med syltetøy lepki (od dżemu) sujo de doce plin de/mânjit cu gem вымазанный вареньем zamazaný od džemu marmeladen premazan džemom täckt med sylt, kletig, klibbig ถูกเคลือบด้วยแยม reçelli, marmelâtlı 塗上果醬的 липкий від варення; у варенні جام میں لپٹا đầy mứt 涂上果酱的
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