To push (a bill or measure) through the regular routine of a legislative body by the brute force of a majority controlled by ‘the machine,’ without proper consideration or discussion. [Political slang.]
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In England, a kind of dress worn by children: so called from the Hindu jama, a long muslin gown worn in India by both Mohammedans and Hindus.
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An extra pool in the game of napoleon.
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A crush; a squeeze; pressure by thrusting or crowding.
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A crowd of objects irregularly and tightly pressed together by arrest of their movement; a block, as of people, vehicles, or floating logs.
To smear or spread with jam: as, a slice of bread thickly jammed.
To become jam; thicken to the consistency of jam.
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A conserve of fruits prepared by boiling them to a pulp in water with sugar.
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Another spelling of jamb, 4.
To press; squeeze; thrust or press down or in with force or violence; thrust or squeeze in so as to stick fast; press or crowd in such a manner as to prevent motion or hinder extrication.
To fill full; block up; prevent the movement of by pressure, crowding, etc.
To tread hard or make firm by treading, as land is trodden hard by cattle.
To become wedged together or in place, as by violent impact; stick fast: as, the door jams.
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The title of certain native chiefs in northwestern India.
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An abbreviation of Jamaica.