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jammed |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jam \Jam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jammed}; p. pr & vb n. {Jamming}.] [Either fr jamb, as if squeezed between jambs, or more likely from the same source as champ See {Champ}.] 1. To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in The . . . jammed in between two rocks. --De Foe. 2. To crush or bruise; as to jam a finger in the crack of a door. [Colloq.] 3. (Naut.) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback. --W. C. Russell. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jammed adj : filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater" [syn: {jam-packed}, {packed}]
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