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jam

See also jamb, 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.
  - I’m in a jam right now. Can you help me out?
3. Blockage, congestion.
  - A traffic jam caused us to miss the game's first period.
4. An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
5. A forceful dunk.
6. (roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.
  Toughie scored four points in that jam.
7. Any of several rock-climbing maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
  I used a whole series of fist and foot jams in that crack.
(verb)
1. To block or confuse a broadcast signal.
2. To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
  Jones was jammed by the pitch.
3. To play music (especially improvisation as a group.)
4. To get something stuck in a confined space.
  My foot GOT jammed in a gap between the rocks.
5. To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
  - When he tripped on the step he jammed his toe.
6. To squeeze into a small space.
  The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters.
7. To brusquely force something into a space; cram.
  - They temporarily stopped the gas tank leak by jamming a piece of taffy into the hole.
8. Causing congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"
  A single accident can jam the roads for hours.
9. (roller derby) To attempt to score points.
  Toughie jammed four times in the second period.

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