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jam
noun(jam)
informal terms for a difficult situation
Synonyms: fix, hole, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle,
jam
noun(jam)
a dense crowd of people
Synonyms: crush, press,
jam
noun(jam)
deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
Synonyms: electronic jamming, jamming,
jam
verb(jam)
block passage through
Synonyms: block, close up, impede, obstruct, obturate, occlude,
jam
verb(jam)
press tightly together or cram
Synonyms: mob, pack, pile, throng,
jam
verb(jam)
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
Synonyms: block,
jam
verb(jam)
crush or bruise
Synonyms: crush,
Examples:
Jam a toe.
jam
verb(jam)
crowd or pack to capacity
Synonyms: chock up, cram, jampack, ram, wad,
Examples:
The theater was jampacked.
jam
verb(jam)
get stuck and immobilized
Examples:
The mechanism jammed.
jam
noun(jam)
preserve of crushed fruit
jam
verb(jam)
push down forcibly
Examples:
The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor.

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