jam

/dʒˈæm/

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Definitions

Noun
preserve of crushed fruit
Noun
informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
Noun
a dense crowd of people
Noun
deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
Verb
press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
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push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"
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crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
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interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"
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get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed"
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crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"
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block passage through; "obstruct the path"