Definition of jam

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jam - 12 definitions

- noun
1. jam -- preserve of crushed fruit
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. fix -- informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
synonyms: fix, hole, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. crush -- a dense crowd of people
synonyms: crush, press
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4. jamming -- deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
synonyms: jamming, electronic jamming
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
5. throng -- press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
synonyms: throng, mob, pack, pile
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. jam -- push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. jam -- crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
synonyms: crush
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. jam -- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"
synonyms: block
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. jam -- get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed"
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10. jam -- crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"
synonyms: jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. obstruct -- block passage through; "obstruct the path"
synonyms: obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, block, close up
antonyms: free -- free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
12. jam, jamb -- to force together tightly
synonyms: jamb, jams, jammed, jamming, jammable
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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Antonyms
free -- free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"

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