Definitions for jam
dʒæmjam

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jamnoun

   preserve of crushed fruit

2. fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fishnoun

   informal terms for a difficult situation

   "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"

3. crush, jam, pressnoun

   a dense crowd of people

4. jamming, electronic jamming, jamverb

   deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

5. throng, mob, pack, pile, jamverb

   press tightly together or cram

   "The crowd packed the auditorium"

6. jamverb

   push down forcibly

   "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"

7. jam, crushverb

   crush or bruise

   "jam a toe"

8. jam, blockverb

   interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

   "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"

9. jamverb

   get stuck and immobilized

   "the mechanism jammed"

10. jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wadverb

    crowd or pack to capacity

    "the theater was jampacked"

11. obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close upverb

    block passage through

    "obstruct the path"

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1. Jamverb

   To block or obstruct by packing too much (people or objects) into; as, shoppers jammed the aisles during the fire sale.

2. Jamverb

   (Radio) To interfere with (a radio signal) by sending other signals of the same or nearby frequency; as, the Soviets jammed Radio Free Europe broadcasts for years during the cold war.

3. Jamverb

   To cause to become nonfunctional by putting something in that blocks the movement of a part or parts; as, he jammed the drawer by putting in too many loose papers; he jammed the lock by trying to pick it.

4. Jamverb

   To become stuck so as not to function; as, the copier jammed again.

5. Jamverb

   (Music) To play an instrument in a jam session.

6. Jamverb

   To crowd together; -- usually used with together or in; as, fifty people jammed into a conference room designed for twenty.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jamnoun

   A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.

2. jamnoun

   A difficult situation.

   I'm in a jam right now. Can you help me out?

3. jamnoun

   Blockage, congestion.

   A traffic jam caused us to miss the game's first period.

4. jamnoun

   An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.

5. jamnoun

   A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.

   He's in a jam now, having walked the bases loaded with the cleanup hitter coming to bat.

6. jamnoun

   A forceful dunk.

7. jamnoun

   (roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.

   Toughie scored four points in that jam.

8. jamnoun

   Any of several rock-climbing maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.

   I used a whole series of fist and foot jams in that crack.

9. jamnoun

   luck.

   He's got more jam than Waitrose.

10. jamverb

    To get something stuck in a confined space.

    My foot got jammed in a gap between the rocks.

11. jamverb

    To brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze.

12. jamverb

    To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"

    A single accident can jam the roads for hours.

13. jamverb

    To block or confuse a broadcast signal.

14. jamverb

    To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.

    Jones was jammed by the pitch.

15. jamverb

    To play music (especially improvisation as a group.)

16. jamverb

    To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.

    When he tripped on the step he jammed his toe.

17. jamverb

    (roller derby) To attempt to score points.

    Toughie jammed four times in the second period.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jam

   Jam is a single by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. The song is the fourth single from his 1991 album Dangerous, where it is the opening track. It also appears as the second track on his 2009 This Is It compilation album. The single was re-released in 2006 as part of Jackson's Visionary: The Video Singles collection campaign, and it was remixed to the Cirque du Soleil's Immortal World Tour, releasing that remix on the soundtrack album. "Jam" is a new jack swing, pop, funk song whose bridge features a rap verse performed by Heavy D (of the group Heavy D & the Boyz), though no credit to him appears on the album. The music video of the song featured NBA basketball legend Michael Jordan (the other "MJ"). The song was also featured on the Chicago Bulls'—Jordan's team at that time—1992 NBA Championship video "Untouchabulls" and was also used in many promotional ads of the NBA in the said season. Despite this heavy form of promotion, the single only reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States . The song re-entered the UK Singles Chart in 2006, reaching number 22.

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1. Jam

   Jam can refer to different things based on the context. Here are a few general definitions for the term "jam": 1. A thick sweet spread made by boiling fruits with sugar, often used as a topping for bread or pastries, such as strawberry jam or raspberry jam. 2. A gathering or informal musical performance, typically involving a group of musicians improvising together or playing familiar songs in a relaxed and energetic manner. 3. A difficult or sticky situation, often used in a metaphorical sense, like being stuck in a traffic jam or experiencing a jam in a piece of machinery. 4. To block or congest a passage or space, preventing the smooth flow of people, vehicles, or objects. For example, a traffic jam or a paper jam in a printer. Note: The specific meaning of "jam" can vary depending on the context or industry it is being used in.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jamnoun

   a kind of frock for children

2. Jamnoun

   see Jamb

3. Jamverb

   to press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in

4. Jamverb

   to crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door

5. Jamverb

   to bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback

6. Jamnoun

   a mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river

7. Jamnoun

   an injury caused by jamming

8. Jamnoun

   a preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam

9. Etymology: [Prob. fr. jam, v.; but cf. also Ar. jamad ice, jelly, jmid congealed, jamd congelation, ice.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jam

   jam, n. a conserve of fruit boiled with sugar. [Ety. dub.; perh. from jam, to squeeze.]

2. Jam

   jam, v.t. to press or squeeze tight:—pr.p. jam′ming; pa.p. jammed.—n. a crush, squeeze. [Cf. champ.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. JAM

   A pantry composition in A minor.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jamnoun

   Song, cut, track. Artists playing together are "jamming" or having a "jam-session". This is the dope jam!" -- Public Enemy (Night Of The Living Baseheads)

2. jamnoun

   The sweet stuff - like honey.

3. jamnoun

   Slam dunk in basketball.

4. jamnoun

   To lock up, like when a bullet gets caught up in the chamber of a gun the gun jams.

5. jamnoun

   Slang for sex Like a ram getting ready to jam the lamb -- Red Hot Chili Peppers (Sir Psycho Sexy)

6. jamnoun

   A party "Yo Dre's having a jam at his house."

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1. jam

   Song lyrics by jam -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by jam on the Lyrics.com website.

2. JAM

   What does JAM stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the JAM acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. JAM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jam is ranked #88685 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Jam surname appeared 209 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Jam.
   
   52.1% or 109 total occurrences were White.
   21% or 44 total occurrences were Asian.
   12.4% or 26 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   8.1% or 17 total occurrences were Black.
   6.2% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Bruise
   • Crowd
   • Difficulty
   • Hinder
   • Malfunction
   • Preserve
   • Push

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'jam' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3632

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'jam' in Nouns Frequency: #2978

How to pronounce jam?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say jam in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of jam in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of jam in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of jam in a Sentence

1. Tom Sanders:

   I don't want to say that you can't even have jam on your toast, but it is possible to do this with some effort, cake is lovely, but it's a treat.

2. Zatiti Ema:

   Our journey red black green and vegan. Meet eating will jam you and the party will be in the doctors office.

3. Tijs Michiel Verwest:

   That's the big difference with nowadays, because when you jam to a track you already know what it is, and then right away you have the song in your phone or your laptop...that was a very magical period because you played a track and people said 'I know this track,' but they still couldn't find it. That was very special.

4. Jane Fonda:

   Frankie is concerned about vaginal dryness being a problem, so she gives me her vaginal lubricant that she has made from yams and I thought it was jam and have been putting it on my toast.

5. Sonequa Martin-Green:

   There's gonna be all the twists and turns you would expect and twists and turns you did not expect, the finale is probably the most jam-packed episode there's ever been. Things are packed into it like sardines. All of the life is squeezed in there. They lengthened it to 90 minutes because there's just so much. It's a supersized monstrosity.

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