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jam 1

 (jăm)
v. jammed, jam·ming, jams
v.tr.
1. To drive or wedge forcibly into a tight position: jammed the cork in the bottle.
2. To activate or apply (a brake) suddenly. Often used with on: jammed the brakes on.
3.
a. To cause to become unworkable because a part is stuck: The wrinkled paper jammed the copying machine.
b. To cause (moving parts, for example) to lock into an unworkable position: jammed the typewriter keys.
4.
a. To pack (items, for example) to excess; cram: jammed my clothes into the suitcase.
b. To fill (a container or space) to overflowing: I jammed the suitcase with clothes. Fans jammed the hallway after the concert.
5. To block, congest, or clog: a drain that was jammed by debris.
6. To crush or bruise: jam a finger.
7. Electronics To interfere with or prevent the clear reception of (broadcast signals) by electronic means.
8. Baseball To throw an inside pitch to (a batter), especially to prevent the batter from hitting the ball with the thicker part of the bat.
v.intr.
1. To become wedged or stuck: The coin jammed in the slot.
2. To become locked or stuck in an unworkable position: The computer keyboard jammed.
3. To force one's way into or through a limited space: We all jammed into the elevator.
4. Music To participate in a jam session.
5. Basketball To make a dunk shot.
n.
1. The act of jamming or the condition of being jammed.
2. A crush or congestion of people or things in a limited space: a traffic jam.
3. A trying situation. See Synonyms at predicament.
4. See jam session.
[Origin unknown.]
jam′ma·ble adj.
jam′mer n.

jam 2

 (jăm)
n.
A preserve made from whole fruit boiled to a pulp with sugar.
[Possibly from jam.]
jam′my adj.
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jammed

(dʒæmd)
adj
(Telecommunications) telecomm (of a telephone switchboard) blocked or disabled due to too many calls coming through at the same time
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.jammed - filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater"
jam-packed, packed
crowded - overfilled or compacted or concentrated; "a crowded theater"; "a crowded program"; "crowded trains"; "a young mother's crowded days"
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Translations
namačkaný
blokeret
jumissa
pretrpan
ぎっしり詰め込んだ
끼여서 못움직이게 된
blokiranzaskočen
ha fastnat
มีคนเยอะ
kẹt

jammed

[ˈdʒæmd] adj
(= stuck) [window, moving part] → coincé(e); [mechanism, gun] → enrayé(e)
The window's jammed → La fenêtre est coincée.
[road] → embouteillé(e)
to be jammed with [+ people, cars] → être encombré(e) de
[switchboard] → encombré(e), saturé(e)
The telephone lines are jammed → Les lignes sont encombrées., Les lignes téléphoniques sont encombrées.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

jam2

(dʒӕm) – past tense, past participle jammed – verb
1. to crowd full. The gateway was jammed with angry people.
2. to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly. He jammed his foot in the doorway.
3. to stick and (cause to) be unable to move. The door / steering-wheel has jammed.
4. (of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.
noun
1. a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible. traffic-jams.
2. a difficult situation. I'm in a bit of a jam – I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.
jam on
to put (brakes etc) on with force and haste. When the dog ran in front of his car he jammed on his brakes and skidded.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

jammed

→ مَضْغُوطٌ namačkaný blokeret blockiert σφηνωμένος atascado jumissa coincé pretrpan gremito ぎっしり詰め込んだ 끼여서 못움직이게 된 propvol fastklemt zapchany congestionado, lotado плотно набитый ha fastnat มีคนเยอะ sıkışmış kẹt 塞满的
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The soldiers squeezed themselves to make way for him, but again pressed on him so that they jammed his leg, and those nearest him were not to blame for they were themselves pressed still harder from behind.
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