expedition vs jam

expedition

noun
  • The process or activities of performing expediter tasks. 

  • An important or long journey, for example a march or a voyage 

  • The group of people making such excursion. 

  • A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory. 

  • A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose 

verb
  • To take part in a trip or expedition; to travel. 

jam

noun
  • An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal. 

  • A forceful dunk. 

  • balls, bollocks, courage, machismo 

  • A blockage, congestion, or immobilization. 

  • A difficult situation. 

  • A song; a track. 

  • The tree Acacia acuminata, with fruity-smelling hard timber. 

  • A play during which points can be scored. 

  • Luck. 

  • A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team. 

  • An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects. 

  • A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts. 

  • Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space. 

  • Sexual relations or the contemplation of them. 

  • That which one particularly prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about. 

verb
  • To get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space. 

  • To block or confuse a radio or radar signal by transmitting a more-powerful signal on the same frequency. 

  • To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze. 

  • To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip. 

  • To give up on a date or some other joint endeavour; to stand up, chicken out, jam out. 

  • To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands. 

  • To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session). 

  • To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up". 

  • To attempt to score points. 

  • To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback. 

  • To dunk. 

  • To render something unable to move. 

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