Jammed: meaning, definitions and examples
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jammed
[ dʒamd ]
in a tight spot
To be stuck or immobilized in a particular place or situation.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The car got jammed in the narrow alley and couldn't move.
- I got jammed in traffic and was late for the meeting.
Translations
Translations of the word "jammed" in other languages:
🇵🇹 entupido
- preso
- preso em
🇮🇳 जाम
- फंसा हुआ
- अटक गया
🇩🇪 verstopft
- blockiert
- festgefahren
🇮🇩 macet
- terjebak
- tersangkut
🇺🇦 заблокований
- застряглий
- переповнений
🇵🇱 zablokowany
- uwięziony
- zakorkowany
🇯🇵 詰まった (つまった)
- 渋滞した (じゅうたいした)
- 動かない (うごかない)
🇫🇷 encombré
- bloqué
- coincé
🇪🇸 atascado
- atascado
- bloqueado
🇹🇷 tıkalı
- sıkışmış
- dolmuş
🇰🇷 막힌 (막힌)
- 고장난 (고장난)
- 갇힌 (갇힌)
🇸🇦 مزدحم
- محجوز
- مسدود
🇨🇿 zablokovaný
- uvízlý
- zácpa
🇸🇰 zablokovaný
- zaseknutý
- uviaznutý
🇨🇳 堵塞的 (dǔsè de)
- 卡住的 (kǎ zhù de)
- 被困的 (bèi kùn de)
🇸🇮 zastavljen
- blokiran
- ujet
🇮🇸 stíflaður
- fastur
- teppur
🇰🇿 бітелген
- тұрып қалған
- кептеліс
🇬🇪 დატვირთული (datvirthuli)
- ჩაკეტილი (chaketili)
- გაჩერებული (gachebuli)
🇦🇿 tıxanmış
- sıxılmış
- ilişib qalmış
🇲🇽 atascado
- bloqueado
- atorado
Word origin
The word 'jammed' originated from the Middle English word 'jammen', which means 'to press, squeeze'. It evolved over time to refer to being stuck or immobilized. The noun form of 'jam' as a sweet spread dates back to the early 18th century, derived from the verb sense of 'jam' in the context of pressing fruit with sugar.