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
That's why I hate to get started in these jam sessions. I'm always the last one to leave.
Elvis Presley
It is as healthy to enjoy sentiment as to enjoy jam.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Jam! I love my jam. I've just had a batch of it come through, I've been making it.
Kate Moss
I like to play guitar, jam out, play the blues, go watch movies. I love movies.
Dane Cook
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
Now I am within thirty yards of him. He must fall. The gun pours out its stream of lead. Then it jams. Then it reopens fire. That jam almost saved his life.
Manfred von Richthofen
There's probably a bunch of Power Stripe floating through the Def Jam offices right now.
Method Man
I have inherited two of the most important brands in hip-hop, Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella. Reid and Universal Music Group have given me the opportunity to manage the companies I have contributed to my whole career. I feel this is a giant step for me and the entire artist community.
Jay-Z
I can think of no one more relevant and credible in the hip-hop community to build upon Def Jam's fantastic legacy and move the company into its next groundbreaking era.
Jay-Z
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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