jam

jam

verb

Definition of JAM

1

to fit (people or things) into a tight space <jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper>

Synonyms cram, crush, jam, ram, sandwich, shoehorn, squeeze, stuff, wedge

Related Words fill, heap, jam-pack, load, pack

2

to prevent passage through by filling with something <firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons>

Synonyms block, choke, clot, congest, dam, gum (up), jam, obstruct, occlude, plug (up), stop (up), stuff

Related Words bung, cork, spile, stopper, stopple; fill, gridlock, pack; fur, silt; flood, glut, inundate, overwhelm, swamp

Near Antonyms excavate, hollow (out), scoop (out); empty, lighten

Antonyms clear, free, open (up), unblock, unclog, unplug, unstop

3

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained <the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods>

Synonyms brim, charge, cram, heap, jam, jam-pack, load, pack, stuff

Related Words drench, flood, glut, swamp; bloat, bulk; crowd, crush, mat, press, ram, shove, squash, squeeze; refill, refresh, reload, repack, replenish; overcharge, overfill, overflow, saturate; honeycomb, penetrate

Near Antonyms lighten; deplete, drain, eliminate, exhaust; bleed, draw (off); clean, flush, purge, scour, sweep

Antonyms clear, empty, evacuate, vacate, void

4

to force one's way <several more people jammed into the bus even though there was hardly room to stand>

Synonyms bore, bull, bulldoze, crash, elbow, jam, jostle, muscle, push, shoulder, squeeze

Related Words ram, shove, thrust