adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:JH AE1 M D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Stuck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Overcrowded; congested.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jam-packed, jam rammed, packed, packed to the gills, rammed
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: busy, crowded
3
adj
Meaning 3
Rendered unusable by intentional interference.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
All their broadcasts are jammed.
The jammed programming is being distributed on USB sticks instead.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of jam
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
filled to capacity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes
stands jam-packed with fans
a packed theater
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jam-packed, packed
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
jumissa
— pertaining to something which is stuck
German:
eingeklemmt
— pertaining to something which is stuck
German:
festgeklemmt
— pertaining to something which is stuck
German:
eingequetscht
— pertaining to something which is stuck
Italian:
bloccato
— pertaining to something which is stuck
Italian:
inceppato
— pertaining to something which is stuck
