jam vs bar

jam and bar both are nouns.

jam and bar both are verbs.

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

As verbs, bar is a hyponym of jam; that is, bar is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than jam:

jam: block passage through
bar: render unsuitable for passage

Other hyponyms of jam include block off, blockade, barricade, barricado, barricade, asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate, tie up, dam, dam up, block out, screen, earth up, land up, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop, back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, crap up, foul.

jam (noun)	bar (noun)
deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems	the act of preventing
preserve of crushed fruit	a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
a dense crowd of people	an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
informal terms for a difficult situation	a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink
	a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
	(law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried
	a heating element in an electric fire
	a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
	a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
	musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
	the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
	a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
	(meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter

jam (verb)	bar (verb)
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals	prevent from entering; keep out
crowd or pack to capacity	render unsuitable for passage
get stuck and immobilized	secure with, or as if with, bars
block passage through	expel, as if by official decree
crush or bruise
press tightly together or cram
push down forcibly

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