What is the meaning of jammed?

verb

  • Press tightly together or cram.
    • usage: "The crowd packed the auditorium"
  • Push down forcibly.
    • usage: "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"
  • Crush or bruise.
    • usage: "jam a toe"
  • Interfere with or prevent the reception of signals.
    • usage: "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"
  • Get stuck and immobilized.
    • usage: "the mechanism jammed"
  • Crowd or pack to capacity.
    • usage: "the theater was jampacked"
  • Block passage through.
    • usage: "obstruct the path"

adjective

  • Filled to capacity.
    • usage: "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater"
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