jam
verb
[ dʒam ]
• squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space.
• "four of us were jammed in one compartment"
Similar:
stuff,
shove,
force,
ram,
thrust,
wedge,
press,
push,
stick,
squeeze,
compress,
confine,
cram,
pack,
sandwich,
insert,
crowd,
pile,
throng,
occupy,
fill,
overfill,
overcrowd,
obstruct,
block,
clog,
congest,
mob,
• become or make unable to move or work due to a part seizing up or becoming stuck.
• "the photocopier jammed"
Similar:
stick,
become stuck,
catch,
seize (up),
become immobilized,
become unable to move,
become fixed,
become wedged,
become lodged,
become trapped,
immobilize,
paralyse,
disable,
cripple,
deactivate,
put out of action,
make inoperative,
stop,
halt,
bring to a halt,
bring to a standstill,
• improvise with other musicians, especially in jazz or blues.
• "he had the opportunity to jam with Atlanta blues musicians"
jam
noun
• an instance of a thing seizing or becoming stuck.
• "paper jams"
• an awkward situation or predicament.
• "I'm in a jam"
Similar:
predicament,
plight,
tricky situation,
ticklish situation,
awkward situation,
spot of trouble,
bit of bother,
difficulty,
problem,
puzzle,
quandary,
dilemma,
muddle,
mess,
quagmire,
mire,
imbroglio,
mare's nest,
dire straits,
with nowhere to turn,
comess,
pickle,
stew,
sticky situation,
fix,
hole,
scrape,
bind,
(tight) spot,
(tight) corner,
fine kettle of fish,
how-do-you-do,
hot water,
deep water,
spot of bother,
• an improvised performance by a group of musicians, especially in jazz or blues.
Origin:
early 18th century: probably symbolic; compare with jag1 and cram.
jam
noun
• a sweet spread or conserve made from fruit and sugar boiled to a thick consistency.
• "strawberry jam"
jam
verb
• make (fruit) into jam.
Origin:
mid 18th century: perhaps from jam1.
Jam.
abbreviation
• Jamaica.
• James (in biblical references).
