Definition of Jam

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Definition of Jam

Jam

See Jamb.

To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.

To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door.

To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.

A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river.

An injury caused by jamming.

A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam.

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Jam Quotations

The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday - but never jam today.
Lewis Carroll

It is as healthy to enjoy sentiment as to enjoy jam.
Gilbert K. Chesterton

I like to play guitar, jam out, play the blues, go watch movies. I love movies.
Dane Cook

That's why I hate to get started in these jam sessions. I'm always the last one to leave.
Elvis Presley

Even today, skiffle is a defining part of my music. If I get the opportunity to just have a jam, skiffle is what I love to play.
Van Morrison

That's why it's called Sebastian Bach. I mean, it's a permanent band, pretty much, but if I jam with other people, it just makes a better album, I think.
Sebastian Bach

The Law of Raspberry Jam: the wider any culture is spread, the thinner it gets.
Alvin Toffler

The jam is moving toward the Capitol where Congress sits in judgment on all the administrative agencies of Government.
Grace Abbott

Sometimes when I get home at night in Washington I feel as though I had been in a great traffic jam.
Grace Abbott

We're charging what we're worth and we don't think we're worth $22.50. We take a lower cut than Pearl Jam.
Tre Cool

Jam Translations

jam in Dutch is marmelade, moes, jam
jam in French is marmelade, coincer, confiture
jam in Italian is calca, marmellata
jam in Portuguese is compota, atolamento
jam in Spanish is apretura, mermelada

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