jam

1 to fit (people or things) into a tight space jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper Synonyms cram, crush, crowd, ram, sandwich, shoehorn, squeeze, stuff, wedgeRelated 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), clog, obstruct, occlude, plug (up), stop (up), stuffRelated Words bung, cork, spile, stopper, stopple; fill, gridlock, pack; fur, silt; flood, glut, inundate, overwhelm, swampNear Antonyms excavate, hollow (out), scoop (out); empty, lightenAntonyms 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, fill, jam-pack, load, pack, stuffRelated 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, penetrateNear Antonyms lighten; deplete, drain, eliminate, exhaust; bleed, draw (off); clean, flush, purge, scour, sweepAntonyms 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, press, jostle, muscle, push, shoulder, squeezeRelated Words ram, shove, thrust