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jam

/ˈd͡ʒæm/noun, verb1 syllable

Jam means: informal terms for a difficult situation.

Synonyms for jam25

noun, as in informal terms for a difficult situation

fix, hole, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish

noun, as in a dense crowd of people

crush, press

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

jamming, electronic jamming

verb, as in crowd or pack to capacity

jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad

verb, as in block passage through

obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, block, close up

verb, as in press tightly together or cram

throng, mob, pack, pile

verb, as in crush or bruise

crush

verb, as in interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

block

What does jam mean?11

noun

1

informal terms for a difficult situation“he got into a terrible fix”

2

a dense crowd of people

3

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

4

preserve of crushed fruit

verb

1

crowd or pack to capacity“the theater was jampacked”

2

block passage through“obstruct the path”

3

press tightly together or cram“The crowd packed the auditorium”

4

crush or bruise“jam a toe”

5

interfere with or prevent the reception of signals“Jam the Voice of America”

6

push down forcibly“The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor”

7

get stuck and immobilized“the mechanism jammed”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with jam?25

two syllables

exam

three syllables

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All 25 rhymes for jam, grouped by syllable

Jam in a sentence

  • Culture is like jam, the less you have, the more you spread it.jakov
  • We've been delayed by a traffic jam, so we'll need to hurry.jared1981
  • Everyone respects you, what more do you want - jam on it?maydoo
  • If they'd left a little earlier, they would've avoided the traffic jam.CK
  • Had they left a little earlier, they would have avoided the traffic jam.CM
  • If they'd left a little earlier, they would have avoided the traffic jam.CC
  • The tea was served with scones, clotted cream and jam.Hybrid
  • Mixed-fruit jam can contain raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, cherries and other fruits.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of jam

as a noun

plural
jams

as a verb

past tense
jammed
present participle
jamming
third-person singular
jams
past participle
jammed