jam
jam
ʤÃĻm
jām
/dʒÃĻm/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "jam"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻŽ, āĻŽā§‹āϰāĻŦā§āĻŦāĻž

a thick, sweet substance we make by boiling fruit with sugar and often eat on bread
jam definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He spread jam on a slice of toast, folded it in half, and enjoyed a simple and tasty meal.
āϏ⧇ āĻŸā§‹āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋āϤ⧇ āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻŽ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻžāϞ, āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϧ⧇āĻ• āĻ­āĻžāρāϜ āĻ•āϰāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻšāϜ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧁ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻŽ, āχāϞ⧇āĻ•āĻŸā§āϰāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ‚

deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
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āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ, āϜāĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϤ

a dense crowd of people
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āĻāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϞāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž

informal terms for a difficult situation
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āĻĄāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•, āĻœā§‹āϰāĻžāϞ⧋ āĻĄāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•

(basketball) a dunk, where a player jumps and forcefully slams the ball through the hoop
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He finished the fast break with a powerful jam.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āĻ• āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ—āĻžāύ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•

a favorite or enjoyable song
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This song is such a jam, I ca n't stop playing it.
āĻāχ āĻ—āĻžāύāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻĻāĻŽ āĻšāĻŋāϟ, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻ›āĻŋ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āϠ⧇āϏ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϗ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to forcibly push or cram something into a tight or confined space
Transitive: to jam sth somewhere
to jam definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Frustrated with the full closet, she had to jam the shoes onto the overcrowded shelf.
āĻ­āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋ āφāϞāĻŽāĻžāϰāĻŋ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļ āĻšā§Ÿā§‡, āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϜ⧁āϤ⧋āϗ⧁āϞ⧋ overcrowded āĻļ⧇āϞāĻĢ⧇ āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϠ⧇āϏ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻšā§Ÿā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to create disturbances in electronic signals preventing them from being received
Transitive: to jam electronic signals
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The radio technician discovered an unauthorized signal attempting to jam the airwaves.
āϰ⧇āĻĄāĻŋāĻ“ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āύāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āύāύ⧁āĻŽā§‹āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŋāĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϞ āφāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—āϕ⧇ āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϚāĻžāĻĒāĻž, āĻĒāĻŋāώ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to forcefully and suddenly impact or compress a body part, typically causing discomfort, pain, or injury
Transitive: to jam a body part
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Over the years, she has jammed her thumb multiple times, resulting in chronic pain.
āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϧāϰ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāϟāϕ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of a machinery or mechanical device) to get stuck and be unable to move or work properly
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
While sewing, the fabric jammed in the sewing machine.
āϏ⧇āϞāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āϏ⧇āϞāĻžāχ āĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻŋāύ⧇ āφāϟāϕ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻŦāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to crowd onto a road or area in such a way that it becomes blocked or congested
Transitive: to jam a place or area
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Protestors jammed the city center, marching in solidarity and demanding social change.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§€āϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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improvisation āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to play music along other musicians without practicing and as an act of improvisation
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the concert, the band members decided to jam together backstage.
āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝāϰāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻœā§‡ āĻāĻ•āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϤāĻžā§œāĻžāϤāĻžā§œāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϝāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž

to move quickly or with urgency
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We need to jam if we want to catch the last train.
āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻļ⧇āώ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āύ āϧāϰāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāχāĨ¤
LanGeek
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ