Dec 5, 2016 · Verb Thousands of people jammed into the hall. People were jamming the exits after the concert. He jammed the book back into the bookcase. Examples are automatically …

jammed adjective (PACKED) (also jam-packed, us / ˈdʒæmˈpækt /) packed tightly with people:

1. The act of jamming or the condition of being jammed. 2. A crush or congestion of people or things in a limited space: a traffic jam. 3. A trying situation. See Synonyms at predicament. 4. …

If a place is jammed, a lot of people are packed tightly together there and can hardly move. The stadium was jammed.

(of a machine, part, etc.) to (cause to) become unworkable, as through parts being moved out of place, becoming stuck, etc.: [no object] The lock jammed and I couldn't open it. [~ + object] I …

When something's jammed, it's either stuffed full or squeezed tightly into a small space. A sardine tin is jammed with little fishes, and a parking lot may be jammed with cars.

Definition of jammed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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.

Of or pertaining to something which is stuck. The window is jammed shut. Her poor little baby toe got jammed in the door.

'Jammed' means squeezed or stuck in a confined space, unable to move or operate due to a part becoming stuck or blocked, or filled or packed tightly together.