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Word: jam
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Meaning:
Noun:
- A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
- countable A difficult situation.
- countable Any of several rock-climbing maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
- countable baseball A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
- countable basketball A forceful dunk.
- countable Blockage, congestion.
- popular|_|music An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
- countable (''roller derby'') A play during which points can be scored.
- UK luck.
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Verb:
- baseball To throw a batter's hands.
- Causing congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"
- music To play music (especially improvisation as a group.)
- (''roller derby'') To attempt to score points.
- To block or confuse a broadcast signal.
- To brusquely force something into a space; cram.
- To get something stuck in a confined space.
- To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
- To squeeze into a small space.
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