JAM

Jam

"Jam" is a song by Michael Jackson. The song is the fourth single from his 1991 album Dangerous. It appears as track one on Dangerous and track two on his 2009 This Is It compilation album. The single was re-released in 2006 as part of Jackson's Visionary: The Video Singles collection and it was remixed to the Cirque du Soleil's Immortal World Tour, releasing that remix on the soundtrack album. "Jam" is a mix of aggressive hard funk, dance and rap, or funk hip hop. The bridge features a rap performed by Heavy D . The music video of the song featured NBA legend Michael Jordan . The song was ...

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Jam! is a Canadian website, which covers entertainment news. It is part of the CANOE online portal, owned and operated by Quebecor through its Sun Media division.

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jam

Noun

  1. A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
  2. A difficult situation.
    I’m in a jam right now. Can you help me out?
  3. Blockage, congestion.
    A traffic jam caused us to miss the game's first period.
    a jam of logs in a river
  4. An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
  5. A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
    He's in a jam now, having walked the bases loaded with the cleanup hitter coming to bat.
  6. A forceful dunk.
  7. (roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.
    Toughie scored four points in that jam.
  8. Any of several rock-climbing maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
    I used a whole series of fist and foot jams in that crack.
  9. luck.
    He's got more jam than Waitrose.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A kind of frock for children.

Verb

  1. To get something stuck in a confined space.
    My foot got jammed in a gap between the rocks.
  2. To brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze.
    They temporarily stopped the gas tank leak by jamming a piece of taffy into the hole.
    The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters.
  3. To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"
    A single accident can jam the roads for hours.
  4. To block or confuse a broadcast signal.
  5. To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
    Jones was jammed by the pitch.
  6. To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session.)
  7. To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
    When he tripped on the step he jammed his toe.
  8. (roller derby) To attempt to score points.
    Toughie jammed four times in the second period.
  9. To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.


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