jams
plural of jam
jams
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jam
• JASM, jasm
JAMs
plural of JAM
• JASM, jasm
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
24 December 2024
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