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# jammed

verb form and adjective (jam, jams, jammed, jamming); adjective jammed

«jammed» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Stuck so it cannot move or work (the door is jammed). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jammed/#m1)
2. Packed very tightly; very full (the bus was jammed with people). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jammed/#m2)
3. Pushed hard into a small space (he jammed his clothes into the bag). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jammed/#m3)
4. Hurt by being squashed (I jammed my finger). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jammed/#m4)
5. (informal) Played music together without planning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jammed/#m5)

### In the lessons

Everyday life: a jammed door, drawer, zip or printer. Safety: never put fingers in a jammed machine; a jammed fire exit is dangerous. Traffic: roads jammed with cars. Phrases: jammed shut, jammed with, paper jam, traffic jam, jammed my finger.

### Examples

- The window is jammed and will not open. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jammed/#x1)
- The printer jammed again, so Mum pulled out the paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jammed/#x2)
- The road was jammed with cars after the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jammed/#x3)
- I jammed my finger in the car door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jammed/#x4)
- He jammed all his toys into one box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jammed/#x5)
- The hall was jammed with parents at the concert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jammed/#x6)
- The band jammed in the garage all afternoon (informal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jammed/#x7)
- They plunged forward in the mud, and managed somehow to run their yoke on the pole of an ammunition wagon, where it jammed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jammed/#x8)

### Note

Past form of "jam": double m (jammed, jamming). Same word as "jam" the fruit spread — different meaning. Never put your hand into a jammed machine while it is switched on.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jammed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jammed/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jammed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jammed.html) on Mova free.