clog vs jam

clog and jam both are nouns.

clog and jam both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clog	Yes	No	Yes	No
jam	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, jam is a hypernym of clog; that is, jam is a word with a broader meaning than clog:

clog: become or cause to become obstructed
jam: block passage through

Other hypernyms of clog include block, close up, impede, obstruct, obturate, occlude.

clog (noun)	jam (noun)
a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps	deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction	preserve of crushed fruit
footwear usually with wooden soles	a dense crowd of people
	informal terms for a difficult situation

clog (verb)	jam (verb)
impede with a clog or as if with a clog	interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
fill to excess so that function is impaired	crowd or pack to capacity
coalesce or unite in a mass	get stuck and immobilized
become or cause to become obstructed	block passage through
impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden	crush or bruise
dance a clog dance	press tightly together or cram
	push down forcibly

Difference between clog and jam

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