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–v.t.1. to press or squeeze tightly between two surfaces: »
The ship was jammed between two rocks.
SYNONYM(S): wedge, pack.2. to bruise or crush by squeezing: »I jammed my fingers in the door.
3. to press or squeeze (things or people) tightly together: »They jammed us all into one bus.
SYNONYM(S): force, thrust, push, shove.4. to fill or block up (the way) by crowding: »The river was jammed with logs. Crowds that … jam the doors (Tennyson).
5. to cause to stick, catch, or lock so that it cannot be worked: »The key broke off and jammed the lock.
6. to push or thrust (a thing) hard (into a place); shove: »to jam one more book into the bookcase. The steersman … jammed his helm hard down (Thomas Hughes).
7. to pull or draw tight, as one does a noose.8. to make (radio or telephone signals) unintelligible by sending out others of approximately the same frequency: »The broadcasts were jammed by the enemy.
–v.i.1. to press or push things or persons tightly together: »A crowd jammed into the bus.
2. to stick or catch so that it cannot be worked: »The window has jammed; I can't open it.
3. to become unworkable through the sticking, catching, or locking of a movable part.4. Slang. a) to embellish a jazz composition with lively improvisations. b) to take part in a jam session.–n.1. a crush or squeeze; crowded mass: »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: »He was in a m.
╂[perhaps imitative]–jam´ma|ble, adjective.fruit boiled with sugar until thick: »raspberry jam, plum jam.
╂[perhaps special use of jam1]–jam´like´, adjective.Jam.,Jamaica.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.