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jam
1. noun /d​͡ʒæm/
a) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.

I’m in a jam right now. Can you help me out?

b) A difficult situation.

She was married when we first met

Syn: conserve, jelly, preserve
See Also: RAQ, jamjar, jammy, jam band, jam roly poly, jam sandwich, jam session, jam tart, jam tomorrow, log jam, Murrumbidgee jam, pearl jam, tamp, traffic jam, want jam on it
2. verb /d​͡ʒæm/
a) To block or confuse a broadcast signal.

Jones was jammed by the pitch.

b) To throw a pitch at or near the batters hands.

My foot GOT jammed in a gap between the rocks.

Syn: ram

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