English

Detailed Synonyms for jam in English

jam:

jam [the ~] noun

  1. the jam
    the marmelade; the jam; the preserve
  2. the jam
    the jam
    • jam [the ~] noun
  3. the jam
    the blockage; the congestion; the stoppage; the constipation; the jam
  4. the jam
    the marmalade; the jam
  5. the jam
    the stagnation; the congestion; the stoppage; the hold-up; the jam
  6. the jam
    the stagnation; the congestion; the jam
  7. the jam
    – deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems 1
    the jam; the electronic jamming; the jamming
    – deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems 1
  8. the jam
    – preserve of crushed fruit 1
    the jam
    – preserve of crushed fruit 1
    • jam [the ~] noun
  9. the jam
    – a dense crowd of people 1
    the crush; the press; the jam
    – a dense crowd of people 1
  10. the jam
    – informal terms for a difficult situation 1
    the fix; the mess; the hole; the jam; the pickle; the muddle; the kettle of fish
    – informal terms for a difficult situation 1
    • fix [the ~] noun
      • he got into a terrible fix1
    • mess [the ~] noun
    • hole [the ~] noun
    • jam [the ~] noun
    • pickle [the ~] noun
    • muddle [the ~] noun
      • he made a muddle of his marriage1
    • kettle of fish [the ~] noun

to jam verb (jams, jammed, jamming)

  1. to jam
    to block; to obstruct; to jam
    • block verb (blocks, blocked, blocking)
    • obstruct verb (obstructs, obstructed, obstructing)
    • jam verb (jams, jammed, jamming)
  2. to jam
    to get stuck; to jam; run aground; becoming stuck
  3. to jam
    stalemate; to jam
  4. to jam
    to seize; to jam; to bind
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • jam verb (jams, jammed, jamming)
    • bind verb (binds, binding)
  5. to jam
    – interfere with or prevent the reception of signals 1
    to block; to jam
    – interfere with or prevent the reception of signals 1
    • block verb (blocks, blocked, blocking)
      • block the signals emitted by this station1
    • jam verb (jams, jammed, jamming)
  6. to jam
    – block passage through 1
    to impede; to block; to jam; to obstruct; obturate; occlude; close up
    – block passage through 1
    • impede verb (impedes, impeded, impeding)
    • block verb (blocks, blocked, blocking)
    • jam verb (jams, jammed, jamming)
    • obstruct verb (obstructs, obstructed, obstructing)
      • obstruct the path1
    • obturate verb
    • occlude verb
    • close up verb
  7. to jam
    – crush or bruise 1
    to crush; to jam
    – crush or bruise 1
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
    • jam verb (jams, jammed, jamming)
      • jam a toe1
  8. to jam
    – crowd or pack to capacity 1
    to jam; to cram; to ram; wad; chock up; jampack
    – crowd or pack to capacity 1
    • jam verb (jams, jammed, jamming)
    • cram verb (crams, crammed, cramming)
    • ram verb (rams, rammed, ramming)
    • wad verb
    • chock up verb
    • jampack verb
      • the theater was jampacked1
  9. to jam
    – get stuck and immobilized 1
    to jam
    – get stuck and immobilized 1
    • jam verb (jams, jammed, jamming)
      • the mechanism jammed1
  10. to jam
    – push down forcibly 1
    to jam
    – push down forcibly 1
    • jam verb (jams, jammed, jamming)
      • The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor1
  11. to jam
    – press tightly together or cram 1
    to pile; to pack; to jam; mob; throng
    – press tightly together or cram 1
    • pile verb (piles, piled, piling)
    • pack verb (packs, packed, packing)
      • The crowd packed the auditorium1
    • jam verb (jams, jammed, jamming)
    • mob verb
    • throng verb

Conjugations for jam:

present
  1. jam
  2. jam
  3. jams
  4. jam
  5. jam
  6. jam
simple past
  1. jammed
  2. jammed
  3. jammed
  4. jammed
  5. jammed
  6. jammed
present perfect
  1. have jammed
  2. have jammed
  3. has jammed
  4. have jammed
  5. have jammed
  6. have jammed
past continuous
  1. was jamming
  2. were jamming
  3. was jamming
  4. were jamming
  5. were jamming
  6. were jamming
future
  1. shall jam
  2. will jam
  3. will jam
  4. shall jam
  5. will jam
  6. will jam
continuous present
  1. am jamming
  2. are jamming
  3. is jamming
  4. are jamming
  5. are jamming
  6. are jamming
subjunctive
  1. be jammed
  2. be jammed
  3. be jammed
  4. be jammed
  5. be jammed
  6. be jammed
diverse
  1. jam!
  2. let's jam!
  3. jammed
  4. jamming
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "jam":

  • jams

Alternate Synonyms for "jam":


Antonyms for "jam":


Related Definitions for "jam":

  1. deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems1
  2. preserve of crushed fruit1
  3. a dense crowd of people1
  4. informal terms for a difficult situation1
  5. interfere with or prevent the reception of signals1
  6. block passage through1
  7. crush or bruise1
    • jam a toe1
  8. crowd or pack to capacity1
  9. get stuck and immobilized1
    • the mechanism jammed1
  10. push down forcibly1
    • The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor1
  11. press tightly together or cram1

Related Synonyms for jam