" jam "

1: a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement;

  * e.g., " ... thousands of cars trying to leave the stadium's parking lot at the same time are sure to create a jam "

•  Synonyms : 

•  backup,

•  bottleneck,

•  jam-up,

•  logjam,

•  snarl,

•  tailback,

•  tie-up

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape;

  * e.g., " ... the heavy rain puts us in a real jam: all of the preparations are for a garden wedding "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bind,

•  box,

•  catch-22,

•  corner,

•  dilemma,

•  fix,

•  hole,

•  impasse,

•  jackpot,

•  mire,

•  pickle,

•  predicament,

•  quagmire,

•  rabbit hole,

•  rattrap,

•  spot,

•  sticky wicket,

•  swamp

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in jams, sings;

•  Synonyms : 

•  ceilidhs,

•  hootenannies,

•  jams,

•  sings,

•  songfests,

•  recitals,

•  symphonies,

•  festivals,

•  fetes,

•  shindigs,

•  performances,

•  presentations,

•  concerts,

•  musicales

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in jam, sing;

•  Synonyms : 

•  ceilidh,

•  hootenanny,

•  jam,

•  sing,

•  songfest,

•  recital,

•  symphony,

•  festival,

•  fete,

•  shindig,

•  performance,

•  presentation,

•  concert,

•  musicale

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement;

  * e.g., " ... knowing that there was a big traffic jam-up ahead, we took the detour that the locals always use "

•  Synonyms : 

•  backup,

•  bottleneck,

•  jam,

•  logjam,

•  snarl,

•  tailback,

•  tie-up

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement;

  * e.g., " ... knowing that there was a big traffic jam-up ahead, we took the detour that the locals always use "

•  Synonyms : 

•  backups,

•  bottlenecks,

•  jams,

•  logjams,

•  snarls,

•  tailbacks,

•  tie-ups

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to fit (people or things) into a tight space;

  * e.g., " ... jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cram,

•  crowd,

•  crush,

•  ram,

•  sandwich,

•  shoehorn,

•  squeeze,

•  stuff,

•  wedge

•  Antonyms : 

•  clear,

•  free,

•  open (up),

•  unblock,

•  unclog,

•  unplug,

•  unstop

2: to prevent passage through by filling with something;

  * e.g., " ... firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons "

•  Synonyms : 

•  block,

•  choke,

•  clog,

•  clot,

•  congest,

•  dam,

•  gum (up),

•  obstruct,

•  occlude,

•  plug (up),

•  stop (up),

•  stuff

•  Antonyms : 

•  clear,

•  empty,

•  evacuate,

•  vacate,

•  void

3: to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained;

  * e.g., " ... the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brim,

•  charge,

•  cram,

•  fill,

•  heap,

•  jam-pack,

•  load,

•  pack,

•  stuff

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained;

  * e.g., " ... we jam-packed the box with goodies for our sick friend "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brim,

•  charge,

•  cram,

•  fill,

•  heap,

•  jam,

•  load,

•  pack,

•  stuff

•  Antonyms : 

•  clear,

•  empty,

•  evacuate,

•  vacate,

•  void

1: to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained;

  * e.g., " ... we jam-packed the box with goodies for our sick friend "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brimmed,

•  charged,

•  crammed,

•  filled,

•  heaped,

•  jammed,

•  loaded,

•  packed,

•  stuffed

•  Antonyms : 

•  cleared,

•  emptied,

•  evacuated,

•  vacated,

•  voided

1: to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained;

  * e.g., " ... we jam-packed the box with goodies for our sick friend "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brims,

•  charges,

•  crams,

•  fills,

•  heaps,

•  jams,

•  loads,

•  packs,

•  stuffs

•  Antonyms : 

•  clears,

•  empties,

•  evacuates,

•  vacates,

•  voids

1: containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible;

  * e.g., " ... a film jam-packed with spectacular action sequences "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brimful,

•  brimming,

•  bursting,

•  chock-full,

•  chockablock,

•  crammed,

•  crowded,

•  fat,

•  filled,

•  full,

•  jammed,

•  loaded,

•  packed,

•  stuffed

•  Antonyms : 

•  bare,

•  blank,

•  devoid,

•  empty,

•  stark,

•  vacant,

•  void

2: having little space between items or parts;

  * e.g., " ... the jam-packed placement of the chicken pieces in the frying pan prevented them from browning properly "

•  Synonyms : 

•  close,

•  compact,

•  crowded,

•  dense,

•  packed,

•  serried,

•  thick,

•  tight

•  Antonyms : 

•  airy,

•  loose,

•  open,

•  uncrowded