jam vs clog

jam and clog both are nouns.

jam and clog both are verbs.

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

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

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

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, bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop, back up, choke, choke off, clog up, congest, crap up, foul.

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

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

Difference between jam and clog

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