Jam Definition & Meaning
jam
- noun
- preserve of crushed fruit
- informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
- a dense crowd of people
- deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
- verb
- press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
- push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"
- crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"
- get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed"
- crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"
- block passage through; "obstruct the path"
"Jam" in song lyrics
See how jam is used in real songs:
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"Knotty n-gga with a plan platinum jam"
12 O'Clock w/ Raekwon the Chef — Nasty Immigrants * -
"Goddamn, I slams on the jam"
4 Deep — Ho -
"See this is not a can can, but its a jam jam"
7A3 — 7A3 Will Rock You
Words that rhyme with jam
Usage tips for "jam"
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Generate a verseFrequently asked questions
- What does jam mean?
- preserve of crushed fruit informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" a dense crowd of people deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor" crush or bruise
- What part of speech is jam?
- Jam is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does jam have?
- Jam has 11 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).