" jams "

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 : 

•  backups,

•  bottlenecks,

•  jam-ups,

•  logjams,

•  snarls,

•  tailbacks,

•  tie-ups

•  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 : 

•  binds,

•  boxes,

•  catch-22's,

•  corners,

•  dilemmas,

•  fixes,

•  holes,

•  impasses,

•  jackpots,

•  mires,

•  pickles,

•  predicaments,

•  quagmires,

•  rabbit holes,

•  rattraps,

•  spots,

•  sticky wickets,

•  swamps

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  crams,

•  crowds,

•  crushes,

•  rams,

•  sandwiches,

•  shoehorns,

•  squeezes,

•  stuffs,

•  wedges

•  Antonyms : 

•  clears,

•  frees,

•  opens (up),

•  unblocks,

•  unclogs,

•  unplugs,

•  unstops

2: to prevent passage through by filling with something;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  blocks,

•  chokes,

•  clogs,

•  clots,

•  congests,

•  dams,

•  gums (up),

•  obstructs,

•  occludes,

•  plugs (up),

•  stops (up),

•  stuffs

•  Antonyms : 

•  clears,

•  empties,

•  evacuates,

•  vacates,

•  voids

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 : 

•  brims,

•  charges,

•  crams,

•  fills,

•  heaps,

•  jam-packs,

•  loads,

•  packs,

•  stuffs

•  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)