jammedjammed /dʒæmd/ adjective [not before noun] 
Ben had got his finger jammed in the door.2full of people or things SYN packed: The place is jammed. We’ll never get in.jammed with The town was completely jammed with traffic. → jam-packed3if people are jammed in a place, there are a lot of them there, so that there is no space between them: We were jammed together, shoulder to shoulder, in the narrow corridor.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The drawer's jammed - I can't get it open.
- The paper has got jammed in the printer again.
- The place was already jammed an hour before the game.
- The stupid lock's jammed again.
- Colin gave the wrong advice about getting floppy disc out when jammed and then I deleted the stuff off the hard disc.
- Emergency supply pump No. 2 jammed.
- His left arm was jammed tight against the side of the seat.
- It has reverse action which is basically used for removing debris and jammed drill bits.
- Never use the jammed rope as your sole support when climbing back up.
- The door stayed jammed shut, and he didn't shout back or answer her in any way.
- The guards have gone and all the doors are jammed open.
- The streets were jammed tight with narrow shop fronts and grimy cafés.
THESAURUS
[not before noun] fixed or trapped in a particular position or place and unable to move or be moved: · I can’t open this drawer – it’s stuck.· Sorry I’m late – I got stuck in traffic.
[not before noun] stuck and impossible to move – used especially about parts of a machine, or something trapped between two surfaces: · The photocopier is jammed again.· I put in a 50p coin but it got jammed in the slot.
[not before noun] twisted together and unable to be separated – used especially about things such as hair, wire, or string getting caught around something: · The chain of her necklace was entangled in her hair.· Swimming in the river is dangerous because you might get entangled in the weeds.
stuck and unable to move from or leave a place – used about people, vehicles, and animals: · Hundreds of motorists were left stranded by the snowstorms.· We were stranded at Moscow airport.· The jellyfish were stranded on the beach.
stuck in shallow water or on the shore, and unable to move – used about whales, sea creatures, and boats: · They helped push the beached whale back into the sea.· the owner of the beached vessel
Longman Language Activatorfull if a container, room, or space is full , nothing more can go into it: · a full bottle of milk· All the parking spaces were full.· The lecture hall was full for MacGowan's talk.full of: · The buses were full of people going to work.· You can order a birthday box full of balloons, banners and party favors.
full of something - use this about a container when a lot of things have been put into it: · Pour the mixture into a tall glass filled with ice.· There were lots of tiny drawers filled with screws and nails.
completely full of people - use this about a room, theatre, train, bus etc: · a packed theatre· The plane was packed, because a previous flight had been cancelled.packed with: · On the day of her funeral the church was packed with friends and relatives.
a container that is overflowing is so full that the liquid or things inside it come out over the top: · Sewers were overflowing because of the rain.· The tables were covered with dirty coffee cups and overflowing ashtrays.overflowing with: · a trash can overflowing with garbage
something such as a bag or a pocket that is bulging is so full that the objects inside it push its sides outwards: · Wilson carried two bulging shopping bags from the duty-free shop.· a bulging wallet full of credit cardsbulging with: · The files are bulging with letters, mailing lists, and information on the subject.
British /be filled to the brim American if a container is full to the brim , it is full right to the very top, especially with liquid: · The reservoirs are filled to the brim after the spring floods.be full to the brim with: · The sink was full to the brim with dirty water and dishes.
British informal a room, vehicle, or building that is chock-a-block is so full of people that you cannot move easily in it: · The train was chock-a-block and I couldn't get a seat for the whole journey.be chock-a-block with: · The cinema is usually chock-a-block with kids on Sunday afternoons.
so full of things that nothing else can possibly be put in: · How can children learn in crammed classrooms?crammed/jammed with: · The box was crammed with books.· O'Hare Airport was jammed with holiday flights.· The two resorts are crammed with hotels, discos, bars, and restaurants.
if a container is stuffed with things, it is very full of them because as much as possible has been put into it: · a huge picnic basket stuffed with food· The girls each had a small backpack stuffed with books, cards, crayons, paper, and games.· Police seized the plane and found bags stuffed with 1300 kilos of cocaine.
when a place is full of animals, people etc be full of people, animals, insects etc all moving around: · The small stretch of water was teeming with wildfowl.· Times Square was teeming with theater-goers.· The tragedy is that this whole region remains teeming with desperately poor people.
to be very full of animals, people, insects etc, all moving around very quickly or busily - use this especially when you think this is unpleasant in some way: · At this time of year the town is usually crawling with tourists.· The campsite was filthy and swarming with flies.· Our hotel room was crawling with bugs and roaches.
to be full of a lot of people standing or sitting very close together: · Japanese trains may be jammed, but at least they are punctual.be jammed with: · The room was jammed with fans trying to get his autograph.
when it is difficult to move something especially spoken if you can't move , you are unable to move, for example because you are injured: · Elsie was so frightened that she couldn't move.can't move something: · I can't move my leg - I think it's broken.
someone or something that is stuck is fixed or trapped in a particular position or place and cannot move or be moved: · I can't open the window - it's stuck.stuck in/at/between etc: · The elevator was stuck between two floors.get stuck (=become stuck): · They tried to drive through the snow, but the car got stuck.stuck in traffic: · Sorry I'm late. I got stuck in traffic.
something that is jammed cannot be moved because it is trapped between two surfaces or trapped between parts of a machine: · The drawer's jammed - I can't get it open.jammed in/under/between etc: · The paper has got jammed in the printer again.
if your fingers, back, neck, legs etc are stiff , it is difficult and usually painful for you to move them: · I woke up with a stiff neck this morning.· After a twelve hour plane ride, my back was stiff and sore.feel stiff: · I felt really stiff after playing basketball last week.
British /paralyzed American when it is difficult or impossible to move your body: completely/partially paralyzed: · A car crash in 1997 left him completely paralysed.paralysed with: · Deborah stood at the side of the stage, paralyzed with fear.
unable to move or be moved from a place: · After the flood, hundreds of stranded vehicles lined the roads.stranded on/in/at etc: · Whales occasionally swim too close to shore and become stranded in the shallow water.leave somebody stranded: · My car broke down, and I was left stranded by the side of the road.
also caught up British if two or more things are entangled or caught up , they are completely twisted together so that they cannot move or separate: entangled in: · His hands were entangled in the ropes.· My glasses were caught up in my hair and I couldn't take them off.become/get entangled/caught up (in): · A child swimming in the river had become entangled in the weeds and been drowned.· Our umbrellas got caught up as we tried to squeeze past each other.
if something won't budge , or you can't budge it, you cannot move it even though you try very hard: · Could you give me a hand with this box? It won't budge.· The dresser was so heavy that I couldn't even budge it.not budge (something) an inch: · I tried to raise the window, but it wouldn't budge an inch.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Hundreds of callers jammed the switchboard trying to win the tickets (=there were too many calls for the switchboard to deal with).
1stuck and impossible to move: Hundreds of callers jammed the switchboard trying to win the tickets (=there were too many calls for the switchboard to deal with). Ben had got his finger jammed in the door.2full of people or things SYN packed: The place is jammed. We’ll never get in.jammed with The town was completely jammed with traffic. → jam-packed3if people are jammed in a place, there are a lot of them there, so that there is no space between them: We were jammed together, shoulder to shoulder, in the narrow corridor.- chamber
- chamberlain
- Chamberlain, Neville
- Chamberlain, Wilt
- chambermaid
- chamber music
- chamber of commerce
- chamber orchestra
- chamber pot
- chameleon
- chamois
- chamomile
- champ
- champagne
- champers
- champion
- championship
- Champions League
- Champlain, Lake
- Champlain, Samuel de
- Champs Elysées
- chance
- chancel
- chancellery
- chancellor