jam vs stuff

jam and stuff both are nouns.

jam and stuff both are verbs.

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

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

jam: crowd or pack to capacity
stuff: cram into a cavity

jam (noun)	stuff (noun)
deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems	miscellaneous unspecified objects
preserve of crushed fruit	unspecified qualities required to do or be something
a dense crowd of people	a critically important or characteristic component
informal terms for a difficult situation	senseless talk
	information in some unspecified form
	informal terms for personal possessions
	the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

jam (verb)	stuff (verb)
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals	fill with a stuffing while cooking
crowd or pack to capacity	fill tightly with a material
get stuck and immobilized	treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting
block passage through	overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
crush or bruise	cram into a cavity
press tightly together or cram	obstruct
push down forcibly	press or force

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