ALL meanings of jam
jam
J j - intransitive verb jam to become unworkable through such jamming of parts 0
- intransitive verb jam to push against one another in a confined space 0
- intransitive verb jam to improvise freely, esp. in a jam session 0
- noun jam a jamming or being jammed 0
- noun jam a group of persons or things so close together as to jam a passageway, etc. 0
- noun jam jam session 0
- noun jam stuff (sense 11) 0
- noun jam a food made by boiling fruit with sugar to a thick mixture 0
- noun jam A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts. 0
- noun jam (Countable Noun) A difficult situation. 0
- noun jam (Countable Noun) Blockage, congestion. 0
- noun jam (Countable Noun) (popular music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal. 0
- noun jam (Countable Noun) (by extension) An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects. 0
- noun jam (Countable Noun) (baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team. 0
- noun jam (Countable Noun) (basketball) A forceful dunk. 0
- noun jam (Countable Noun) (roller derby) A play during which points can be scored. 0
- noun jam (Countable Noun) (climbing) Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space. 0
- noun jam (Slang) (Britain) luck. 0
- noun jam (dated) A kind of frock for children. 0
- noun jam (mining) Alternative form of jamb. 0
- verb jam To get something stuck in a confined space. 0
- verb jam To brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze. 0
- verb jam To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up". 0
- verb jam To block or confuse a broadcast signal. 0
- verb jam (baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands. 0
- verb jam (music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session). 0
- verb jam To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip. 0
- verb jam (roller derby) To attempt to score points. 0
- verb jam (nautical) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback. 0
- verb jam (Informal) (Canada) To give up on a date or some joint endeavour; stand up, chicken out, jam out. 0
- variable noun jam Jam is a thick sweet food that is made by cooking fruit with a large amount of sugar, and that is usually spread on bread. 0
- verb jam If you jam something somewhere, you push or put it there roughly. 0
- verb jam If something such as a part of a machine jams, or if something jams it, the part becomes fixed in position and is unable to move freely or work properly. 0
- verb jam If vehicles jam a road, there are so many of them that they cannot move. 0
- verb jam Jam is also a noun. 0
- verb jam If a lot of people jam a place, or jam into a place, they are pressed tightly together so that they can hardly move. 0
- verb jam To jam a radio or electronic signal means to interfere with it and prevent it from being received or heard clearly. 0
- verb jam If callers are jamming telephone lines, there are so many callers that the people answering the telephones find it difficult to deal with them all. 0
- singular noun jam If someone is in a jam, they are in a very difficult situation. 0
- verb jam When jazz or rock musicians are jamming, they are informally playing music that has not been written down or planned in advance. 0
- verb jam to cram or wedge into or against something 0
- verb jam to crowd or pack 0
- verb jam to make or become stuck or locked 0
- verb jam to activate suddenly (esp in the phrase jam on the brakes) 0
- verb jam to block; congest 0
- verb jam to crush, bruise, or squeeze; smash 0
- verb jam to prevent the clear reception of (radio communications or radar signals) by transmitting other signals on the same frequency 0
- verb jam to play in a jam session 0
- noun jam a crowd or congestion in a confined space 0