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Jammed meaning in English

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Jammed

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Adjective

1. jam-packed, jammed, packed

filled to capacity

Example Sentences:
'a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes'
'stands jam-packed with fans'
'a packed theater'

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Jammed

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adjective
1. 
stuck or locked
The motor kept cutting out because the machinery was jammed.
a terrorist's jammed machine-gun
The window's jammed.
2. 
blocked or congested
The roads are always jammed before the match.
The streets were jammed with people.
Nearby roads were jammed with cars.
3. telecommunications
(of a telephone switchboard) blocked or disabled due to too many calls coming through at the same time
Their switchboard is jammed.
I bet the studio switchboard was jammed with angry viewers.
The telephone lines are jammed.
The telephone exchange has been jammed all day with people wanting to buy season tickets.
4. 
crowded or filled to capacity
The stadium was jammed and they had to turn away hundreds of disappointed fans.

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Jammed

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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.

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