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UK
/dʒˈæm/
]
[ US /ˈdʒæm/ ]
[ US /ˈdʒæm/ ]
VERB
-
crush or bruise
jam a toe -
crowd or pack to capacity
the theater was jampacked -
block passage through
obstruct the path -
get stuck and immobilized
the mechanism jammed -
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
block the signals emitted by this station
Jam the Voice of America -
press tightly together or cram
The crowd packed the auditorium -
push down forcibly
The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor
NOUN
- preserve of crushed fruit
- a dense crowd of people
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informal terms for a difficult situation
he made a muddle of his marriage
he got into a terrible fix - deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
How To Use jam In A Sentence
- The recoil from the shot blew James onto his back, unconscious once again.
- There was a deal of shouting from Jamie's direction, and general hubbub, as a few people came out of the pothouse, staring. A Breath of Snow and Ashes
- I got to know a little bit about it, at least the old Berlin of the past, through Benjamin's eyes.
- Although Jameson is clear-eyed about the corrosive effects of modernity, his methodology nevertheless seemed to require his allegiance to secularization and to convergence theories of modernization; moreover, the acuity and insight of the readings produced by this methodology served to justify that faith a posteriori. Introduction
- Plans include occasional stops at Central Terminal, which saw its last passenger train in 1979, and special excursions through the region to destinations such as Niagara Falls, Medina, Jamestown and even Cleveland. The Buffalo News: Home
- Central University Andolan samiti Jammu gets support of various bodies by Vijay Kumar Central University Andolan samiti Jammu gets support of various bodies
- James arrived in midafternoon with former teammate Damon Jones.
- True to her word, Helen uses the best ingredients including free-range eggs and her own jam in her cakes.
- An odd hairy quadruped is upsetting residents of Scott Town, Jamaica, again. Archive 2008-06-01
- This kind of discourse is at the opposite pole from storytelling as defined by Benjamin.