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jam

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1. jam - Noun

2. jam - Verb

Meaning

A kind of frock for children.

See Jamb.

To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.

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

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

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.

An injury caused by jamming.

A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Someone who eats pancakes and jam can't be so awfully dangerous. You can talk to him. Tove Jansson

Louis Pasteur said, 'Chance favors the prepared mind.' If you're really engaged in the writing, you'll work yourself out of whatever jam you find yourself in. Michael Chabon

... when you recollect something which belonged in an earlier chapter, do not go back, but jam it in where you are. Discursiveness does not hurt an autobiography in the least. Mark Twain

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today. Chinese Proverb

There are many words that are like salted jam. Turkish Proverb

There are some words that look like salted jam. Arabic Proverb

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