Jam
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts. A difficult situation. Blockage, congestion. An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal. A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team. A forceful dunk. (roller derby) A play during which points can be scored. Any of several rock-climbing maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space. luck.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To block or confuse a broadcast signal. To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands. To play music (especially improvisation as a group.) 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. To brusquely force something into a space; cram. Causing congestion or blockage. Often used with "up" (roller derby) To attempt to score points.
Example sentence: I'm the worst person to be stuck with in a traffic jam.
Cram
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of cramming.Information hastily memorized; as, a cram from an examination.A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to crowd; to fill to superfluity; as, to cram anything into a basket; to cram a room with people.To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination; as, a pupil is crammed by his tutor.Study hard, swot.To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff.To make crude preparation for a special occasion, as an examination, by a hasty and extensive course of memorizing or study.
Example sentence: I've been trying to cram myself down the throats of America for a longer time than I care to remember.