jammed Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb press tightly together or cram
   mob; throng; jam; pile; pack.
   
   • The crowd packed the auditorium
2. verb push down forcibly
   jam.
   
   • The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor
3. verb crush or bruise
   crush; jam.
   
   • jam a toe
4. verb interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
   jam; block.
   
   • Jam the Voice of America
   • block the signals emitted by this station
5. verb get stuck and immobilized
   jam.
   
   • the mechanism jammed
6. verb crowd or pack to capacity
   wad; ram; jampack; jam; chock up; cram.
   
   • the theater was jampacked
7. verb block passage through
   obstruct; close up; obturate; jam; impede; occlude; block.
   
   • obstruct the path
8. adjective satellite filled to capacity
   jam-packed; packed.
   
   • a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes
   • stands jam-packed with fans
   • a packed theater

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