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Webster 1913 Edition
Jam
Jam
(jăm)
, Noun.
[Per. or Hind.
jāmah
garment, robe.] A kind of frock for children.
Jam
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Jammed
(jămd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jamming
.] [Either fr.
jamb
, as if squeezed between jambs
, or more likely from the same source as champ
See Champ
.] 1.
To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in; to cram;
as, rock fans
. jammed
the theater for the concertThe ship . . .
jammed
in between two rocks. De Foe.
2.
To crush or bruise;
as, to
. jam
a finger in the crack of a door[Colloq.]
3.
(Naut.)
To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
W. C. Russell.
Jam
,Noun.
1.
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.2.
An injury caused by jamming.
[Colloq.]
Jam
,Noun.
[Prob. fr.
jam
, v.; but cf. also Ar. jamad
ice, jelly, jāmid
congealed, jamd
congelation, ice.] A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; also called
jelly
; as, raspberry
jam
; currant jam
; grape jam
.Webster 1828 Edition
Jam
JAM
,Noun.
1.
A kind of frock for children.JAM
, v.t.1.
To press; to crowd; to wedge in.2.
In England, to tread hard or make firm by treading, as land by cattle.