jammed
adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue
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Stuck.
adjective
- 1
Stuck.
The window is jammed shut.
How to treat a jammed finger or toe.
The printer is still jammed. Make sure that all the jammed paper is removed.
The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- 2
Overcrowded; congested.
Certain routes of the city are heavily jammed.
These roads are hopelessly jammed with cars and mobile homes during holidays.
A jammed Oktoberfest beer tent.
- 3
Rendered unusable by intentional interference.
All their broadcasts are jammed.
The jammed programming is being distributed on USB sticks instead.
verb
- 1
Also a form of jamsimple past and past participle of jam