jammed

jammed
jammed jammed adj. filled to capacity or overfilled; as, the auditorium was jammed to the rafters.

Syn: full, jam-packed, packed. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • jammed — UK [dʒæmd] / US adjective 1) very crowded with people or things We sat for an hour in jammed traffic. 2) a piece of equipment that is jammed has some part of it that is not moving correctly a jammed printer/gun 3) a jammed telephone system does… …   English dictionary

  • jammed — [“d3aemd] 1. mod. arrested. (Underworld.) □ Willie got jammed for speeding. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ I’m a little jammed, but I think I can still drive. 3. Go to jammed up. 4. mod. upset; annoyed …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • jammed — adjective 1 (not before noun) impossible to move because of being stuck between two or more surfaces: The child had got his finger jammed in the door. 2 AmE full of people or things; jam packed: The place is jammed. We ll never get in …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • jammed — adjective Of or pertaining to something which is stuck. The window is jammed shut …   Wiktionary

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