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Jam

/ˈdʒæːm/

A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.

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📖 Definitions of "Jam"

noun

1
A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
2
A difficult situation.
3
Blockage, congestion.
"A traffic jam caused us to miss the game's first period."
4
An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.

verb

1
To get something stuck in a confined space.
"Her poor little baby toe got jammed in the door."
2
To brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze.
"The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters."
3
To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"
"A single accident can jam the roads for hours."
4
To block or confuse a broadcast signal.

🔄 Synonyms of "Jam"

27 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
impedeverb	(transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.
muddlenoun	To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.
crushverb	A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
throngnoun	A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.
obstructverb	To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
blocknoun	A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
holenoun	A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
pressnoun	An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
pilenoun	A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
cramnoun	(transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
ramnoun	(zoology, agriculture) A male sheep, typically uncastrated.
messnoun	a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
stuffnoun	(informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
wadnoun	An amorphous, compact mass.
picklenoun	(chiefly US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
fixverb	(transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
packnoun	A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
fill upverb	(transitive) To make (something) completely full.
fillverb	(transitive, ergative) To make full
occludeverb	(transitive) To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
kettle of fishnoun	(idiomatic) An awkward situation.
close upverb	(intransitive) To close (remove a gap) completely or fully.
jammingnoun	The playing of improvisational music.
jampackverb	Alternative spelling of jam-pack. [(transitive, informal) To pack or fill very tightly.]
chock upverb	crowd or pack to capacity

↔️ Antonyms of "Jam"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
freenoun	(social) Unconstrained.
disengageverb	(ambitransitive) To release or loosen from something that binds, entangles, holds, or interlocks.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Jam"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
picklenoun	(chiefly US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
blocknoun	A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
holenoun	A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
jampackverb	Alternative spelling of jam-pack. [(transitive, informal) To pack or fill very tightly.]
packnoun	A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
fixverb	(transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
stuffnoun	(informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
wadnoun	An amorphous, compact mass.
pressnoun	An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
cramnoun	(transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
throngnoun	A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.
pilenoun	A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
crushverb	A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
fill upverb	(transitive) To make (something) completely full.
fillverb	(transitive, ergative) To make full
occludeverb	(transitive) To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
mobnoun	A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
obstructverb	To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
impedeverb	(transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.
muddlenoun	To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.