JAM

n. v.

8 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

A kind of frock for children.

2.
n.

See Jamb.

3.
v.

To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in. The . . . jammed in between two rocks. De Foe.

4.
v.

To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door. [Colloq.]

5.
v.

To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback. W. C. Russell.

6.
n.

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.

7.
n.

An injury caused by jamming. [Colloq.]

8.
n.

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.

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