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Pronunciation : Jam
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Per. or Hind. jamah garment, robe.]
Definition : Defn: A kind of frock for children.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Jam
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: See Jamb.

(Mining)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Jam
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Either fr. jamb, as if squeezed between jambs, or more likely from the same source as champ See Champ.]
Definition : 1. To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in. The . . . jammed in between two rocks. De Foe.

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

3. (Naut.)

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

t. [imp. & p. p. Jammed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jamming.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Jam
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. 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.

2. An injury caused by jamming. [Colloq.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Jam
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prob. fr. jam, v.; but cf. also Ar. jamad ice, jelly, jamid congealed, jamd congelation, ice.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913