jammed

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of jam. Use this form for something that got stuck or was pushed tightly in the past.

   The printer jammed again this morning and stopped working.

   She jammed her foot in the door to keep it open.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Fixed in one place and not able to move because something blocks it.

   Like a zipper that gets stuck and won't slide up or down.

   The window was jammed and would not open.

   A jammed drawer kept her from reaching the keys.

   Similarstuck, wedged, frozen, locked, immovable

   Oppositefree, loose

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3. 3
   adjective

   Very full of people or things packed tightly together.

   Like a box so full of toys that you can't fit one more in.

   The train was jammed with commuters at rush hour.

   By noon the small café was completely jammed.

   Similarpacked, rammed

   Oppositeempty, deserted, clear, uncrowded

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4. 4
   adjective

   Blocked on purpose so it cannot work, as with a radio signal.

   Like someone shouting over you so no one can hear what you say.

   The enemy radio was jammed, so no messages could get through.

   Their phones were jammed and nobody could make a call.

   Similarblocked, scrambled, disrupted

   Oppositeclear

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