jammed, jam-packed, packed
(adjective) extremely crowed or filled to capacity; “a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes”; “stands jam-packed with fans”; “a packed theater”
jam, block
(verb) interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; “Jam the Voice of America”; “block the signals emitted by this station”
obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
(verb) block passage through; “obstruct the path”
jam, crush
(verb) crush or bruise; “jam a toe”
jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad
(verb) crowd or pack to capacity; “the theater was jampacked”
jam
(verb) get stuck and immobilized; “the mechanism jammed”
jam
(verb) push down forcibly; “The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor”
throng, mob, pack, pile, jam
(verb) press tightly together or cram; “The crowd packed the auditorium”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jammed
Stuck.
Overcrowded; congested
jammed
simple past tense and past participle of jam
Source: Wiktionary
Jam, n. Etym: [Per. or Hind. jamah garment, robe.]
Definition: A kind of frock for children.
Jam, n. (Mining)
Definition: See Jamb.
Jam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jammed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jamming.] Etym: [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. The . . . 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.)
Definition: To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback. W. C. Russell.
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.
2. An injury caused by jamming. [Colloq.]
Jam, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. jam, v.; but cf. also Ar. jamad ice, jelly, jamid congealed, jamd congelation, ice.]
Definition: A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam. Jam nut. See Check nut, under Check.
– Jam weld (Forging), a butt weld. See under Butt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
