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noun

Definition of jamnext
1
as in snarl
a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement thousands of cars trying to leave the stadium's parking lot at the same time are sure to create a jam

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as in pickle
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape the heavy rain puts us in a real jam: all of the preparations are for a garden wedding

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jam

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verb

1
as in to stuff
to fit (people or things) into a tight space jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper

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2
as in to block
to prevent passage through by filling with something firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons

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3
as in to fill
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods

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4
as in to push
to force one's way several more people jammed into the bus even though there was hardly room to stand

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Recent Examples of jam
Noun
Even a snarky Come Dine with Me-style voiceover would pump up the jam (literally and figuratively). — Raven Smith, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025 The annual event will feature vendors, strawberries, strawberry jam, themed basket drawings and arts and crafts. — Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
His vision was an oasis of easy vibes with plenty of opportunities to jam. — Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025 None of the pages jammed inside the mechanism, was visibly skewed, or was otherwise mishandled. — David English, PCMAG, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jam
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jam
  1. snarl
  2. pickle
  3. stuff
  4. block
  5. fill
  6. push
  7. dilemma
  8. squeeze
Noun
  • Adabi said adding traffic lanes does not necessarily relieve freeway congestion, though that seems to be the most straight-forward approach to solving the snarls.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Steeves has purposefully added size and snarl to his game over the last two seasons.
    — Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Definition of snarl
Noun
  • Zoom in: The star of Pittsburgh Regional Transit's new illustrated etiquette push is an anthropomorphic pickle seen distracting a bus driver, blowing smoke into a sentient sleeve of french fries and refusing to share a seat with a pierogi.
    — Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The new spicy spin on KFC's original chicken sandwich – a white-meat filet topped with pickles on a brioche bun – was introduced last month.
    — Peter Burke, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of pickle
Verb
  • For now, the society’s modest office space remains stuffed full of papers and items.
    — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Like most sci-fi/thriller/mystery box shows, Severance stuffed a ton of twists and set pieces into the finale: Mark’s innie confronts his outie!
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of stuff
Verb
  • These quality glasses tend to block 100% of UV light also.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Parental controls like Bark can be used to block the app completely, or at the very least, limit the amount of time a child is on it.
    — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of block
Verb
  • Choco-Shenanigans Doughnut: An unglazed shell doughnut filled with white Kreme, dipped in chocolate icing and topped with green icing drizzles and gold coin glitter sprinkles.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
  • John Frankenheimer fills the film with a Cold War–era sense that anyone could be the enemy — even, thanks to a chilling turn by Angela Lansbury, one’s own mother.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of fill
Verb
  • This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Brianna had been in a giddy mood, pushing up against Cassidy, laughing, stumbling, holding out her iPhone to take a selfie of the two of them, dishevelled and flush-faced.
    — Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of push
Noun
  • Listen to this article Ted Hotaling and his wife Keely Garden had a dilemma.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
  • In essence, that’s the most daunting dilemma of our times in college sports: how to construct rosters amid the relentless flux of the NIL/transfer portal/payday era.
    — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of dilemma
Verb
  • But skyrocketing home prices and stubbornly high mortgage rates in the past few years have squeezed many buyers to the sidelines of the market, raising concerns that this year will see a nationwide drop in sales even during the spring homebuying season.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • This 2019 retread attempts to squeeze that same emotional response out of viewers, simply by recreating every frame through photorealistic CGI.
    — Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of squeeze

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