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21jam up — ˌjam ˈup [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they jam up he/she/it jams up present participle jamming up past tense …
22Jam — Jam, v. i. 2. To become stuck so as not to function; as, the copier jammed again. [PJC] 2. (Music) To play an instrument in a jam session. [PJC] 3. To crowd together; usually used with together or in; as, fifty people jammed into a conference… …
23Jam — Jam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jammed} (j[a^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Jamming}.] [Either fr. jamb, as if squeezed between jambs, or more likely from the same source as champ See {Champ}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To press into a close or tight position; to… …
24Jam — [dʒæm] das; s, s, auch die; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. jam, vermutlich zu to jam »kräftig pressen«> engl. Bez. für Marmelade …
25jam — [n] troublesome situation bind, box, corner, difficulty, dilemma, fix, hole, hot water*, pickle*, plight, predicament, problem, quandary, scrape, spot, strait, trouble; concept 674 Ant. benefit, boon jam [v] squeeze in; compress bear, bind, block …
26jam|my — «JAM ee», adjective, mi|er, mi|est. 1. covered with jam; sticky. 2. British Informal. good; easy …
27Jam — (j[a^]m), n. [Per. or Hind. j[=a]mah garment, robe.] A kind of frock for children. [1913 Webster] …
28Jam — Jam, n. (Mining) See {Jamb}. [1913 Webster] …
29jam — vb crowd, squeeze, *press, bear, bear down Analogous words: *crush, squash: *pack, cram, stuff, ram, tamp jam n *predicament, plight, fix, dilemma, quandary, scrape, pickle Analogous words: *difficulty, vicissitude: pinch, strait, exigency (see …
30jam-up — jam′ up n. cvb jam I, 14) • Etymology: 1940–45 …
