jam vs single

jam

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

  • 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 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. 

noun
  • 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. 

  • An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal. 

  • 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. 

single

verb
  • To get a hit that advances the batter exactly one base. 

  • To take the irregular gait called singlefoot. 

  • To reduce (a railway) to single track. 

  • To identify or select one member of a group from the others; generally used with out, either to single out or to single (something) out. 

  • To thin out. 

adj
  • Not accompanied by anything else; one in number. 

  • Designed for the use of only one. 

  • Performed by one person, or one on each side. 

  • Not divided in parts. 

  • Not married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other. 

  • Having only one rank or row of petals. 

  • Uncompounded; pure; unmixed. 

noun
  • A score of one point, awarded when a kicked ball is dead within the non-kicking team's end zone or has exited that end zone. 

  • A bill valued at $1. 

  • A 45 RPM vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B. 

  • A tile that has a different value (i.e. number of pips) at each end. 

  • A single cigarette. 

  • A one-way ticket. 

  • A handful of gleaned grain. 

  • A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track. 

  • A shot of only one character. 

  • A score of one run. 

  • A game with one player on each side, as in tennis. 

  • One of the reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness. 

  • A floating-point number having half the precision of a double-precision value. 

  • One who is not married or does not have a romantic partner. 

  • A hit in baseball where the batter advances to first base. 

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