- jam⇄adj. jamlike.
- jam⇄adj. jammable.
- jam⇄jam (1), verb, jammed,jamming,noun.
- jam⇄jam (2), noun.
fruit boiled with sugar until thick.
Ex. raspberry jam, plum jam. - jam⇄noun 1. a crush or squeeze; crowded mass.
Ex. She was delayed by a traffic jam.
2. the act of jamming.
3. the condition of being jammed.
4. (Informal.) a difficulty or tight spot.
Ex. He was in a jam. - jam⇄v.i. 1. to press or push things or persons tightly together.
Ex. A crowd jammed into the bus.
2. to stick or catch so that it cannot be worked.
Ex. The window has jammed; I can't open it.
3. to become unworkable through the stic - jam⇄v.t. 1. to press or squeeze tightly between two surfaces.
Ex. The ship was jammed between two rocks.
(SYN) wedge, pack.
2. to bruise or crush by squeezing.
Ex. I jammed my fingers in the door.
3. to press or squeeze (thin