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Meaning
Noun
●
In American English & Foods:
A
sweet
mixture
of
fruit
boiled
with
sugar
and
allowed
to
congeal
. Often
spread
on
bread
or
toast
or used in
jam
tarts.
●
A
difficult
situation.
●
A
blockage
,
congestion
, or immobilization.
●
An
informal
,
impromptu
performance or rehearsal.
●
A
song
; a track.
●
An
informal
event
where people
brainstorm
and
collaborate
on projects.
●
That
which one
particularly
prefers
,
desires
,
enjoys
, or
cares
about.
●
In Baseball:
A
difficult situation
for a
pitcher
or
defending
team.
●
In Basketball:
A
forceful
dunk.
●
In Roller derby:
A
play
during which
points
can be scored.
●
In Climbing:
Any of several
maneuvers
requiring
wedging
of an
extremity
into a
tight
space.
●
In Australian English:
The
tree
Acacia acuminata, with fruity-smelling
hard
timber.
●
In British English & Foods:
Luck.
●
In Canadian English:
balls,
bollocks
,
courage
, machismo
●
Sexual
relations
or the
contemplation
of them.
●
In Clothing:
A
kind of
frock
for children.
●
In Mining:
Alternative form of jamb
●
In British English:
A
household
that is only
barely
able to
meet
its financial obligations.
Verb
●
To get something
stuck
, often (though not
necessarily
) in a
confined
space.
●
To
brusquely
force
something into a
space
; to
cram
, to squeeze.
●
To
render
something unable to move.
●
To cause
congestion
or
blockage
. Often used with "up".
●
To
block
or
confuse
a
radio
or
radar
signal
by
transmitting
a more-powerful
signal
on the same frequency.
●
In Baseball:
To
throw
a
pitch
at or
near
the batter's hands.
●
In Basketball:
To dunk.
●
In Music:
To
play music
(especially
improvisation
as a group, or an
informal
unrehearsed
session).
●
To
injure
a
finger
or
toe
by
sudden
compression
of the digit's tip.
●
In Roller derby:
To
attempt
to
score
points.
●
In Nautical:
To
bring
(a
vessel
) so
close to the wind
that
half
her
upper
sails
are
laid
aback.
●
In Canadian English:
To
give up
on a
date
or some other
joint
endeavour
; to
stand up
,
chicken out
,
jam
out.
●
To be of high quality.
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Synonyms
Conserve
Jelly
Preserve
Ram
Jazz
Stampede
Stick
Difficult Situation
Stinking Acacia
Raspberry Jam Tree
Related
Mash
Dip
Squeeze
Pickle
Roll
Groove
Toast
Soup
Sauce
Bowl
Lock
Cheese
Crunch
Juice
Butter
Shake
Cake
Pudding
Marmalade
Salad
Syrup
Bust
Candy
Chutney
Smoothie
Melt
Bread
Dessert
Fruit
Pop
Tune
Chuck
Mess
Beat
Smash
Stew
Pastry
Puree
Biscuit
Chocolate
Flavor
Dish
Break
Drink
Mix
Hop
Cream
Whip
Crank
Pasta
Flavour
Blow
Batter
Funk
Pizza
Tuck
Slide
Squish
Sandwich
Plop
Tea
Peanut Butter
Ice Cream
More
Rhymes
Am
Ram
Cam
Lam
Ram
Gam
Pam
Jam
Dam
Bam
Sam
Ham
Fam
Yam
Glam
Swam
Cram
Spam
Tram
Lamb
Gram
Sham
Damn
Scam
Slam
Dram
Wham
Clam
Pram
Clam
Blam
Ma'Am
Scram
Islam
Delam
Shazam
Graham
Graham
Madame
Gramme
Vietnam
Flim-Flam
Amsterdam
Go Ham
Uncle Sam
Vegetable Lamb
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