jam

/d‌ʒˈæm/

/ˈdʒæm/

[noun] [verb]

Jam

[NOUN]

a thick, sweet substance made by boiling fruit with sugar, often sold in jars and eaten on bread

deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

synonyms : electronic jamming

jamming

a dense crowd of people

synonyms : crush

press

informal terms for a difficult situation

synonyms : fix

to jam

MAIN VERB

to create disturbances in electronic signals preventing them from being received

synonyms : block

crush or bruise

synonyms : crush

to forcibly push or cram something into a tight or confined space

synonyms : mob

pack

pile

throng

push down forcibly

crowd or pack to capacity

synonyms : chock up

get stuck and immobilized

block passage through

synonyms : block

antonyms : free

to play music along other musicians without practicing and as an act of improvisation

Examples

1. Huckleberry jam is a popular spread for toast and biscuits.

2. Do you want jam on it?

3. My grandmother makes the most amazing damson jam every summer.

4. My homemade star fruit jam was a hit among my family.