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   Jam (jăm), n. [Per. or Hind. jāmah garment, robe.] A kind of frock for children.
   
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   Jam, n. (Mining) See Jamb.
   
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   Jam, v. 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.]
   
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   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 concert”.
   
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   The ship . . . jammed in between two rocks. De Foe.
   
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   2.  To crush or bruise; as, “to jam a finger in the crack of a door”. [Colloq.]
   
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   3.  (Naut.) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.  W. C. Russell.
   
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   4. To block or obstruct by packing too much (people or objects) into; as, “shoppers jammed the aisles during the fire sale”.
   
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   5. (Radio) To interfere with (a radio signal) by sending other signals of the same or nearby frequency; as, “the Soviets jammed Radio Free Europe broadcasts for years during the cold war”.
   
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   6. To cause to become nonfunctional by putting something in that blocks the movement of a part or parts; as, “he jammed the drawer by putting in too many loose papers; he jammed the lock by trying to pick it”.
   
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   Jam, v. i.
   2. To become stuck so as not to function; as, “the copier jammed again”.
   
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   2. (Music) To play an instrument in a jam session.
   
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   3. To crowd together; -- usually used with together or in; as, “fifty people jammed into a conference room designed for twenty”.
   
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   Jam, n.
   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.”
   
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   2.  An injury caused by jamming. [Colloq.]
   
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   3. A difficult situation; as, “he got himself into a jam”. [informal]
   
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   Jam, n. [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.”
   
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   Jam nut. See Check nut, under Check. -- Jam weld (Forging), a butt weld. See under Butt.
   
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