to jam
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4.4
- verb
- /dʒæm/
- The ballot scanner at Tingley Library in Bradenton Beach was jamming at 7:30 a.m.
- the machine jammed
- the gun jammed
- the door jammed
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Watch on YouTubeAnd so if it jams when you need it not to jam, that's that's your fault, right?
- And so if it jams when you need it not to jam, that's that's your fault, right?
- Let's let this run overnight and see if it jams.
- What I'm saying is you're you're calling up Tim Cook and saying my iPhone jammed.
- So, like when he starts shooting, he's he's the first to shoot and he goes, it's jammed and the fucking magazine just falls out the bottom of his handgun.
- If the printer or the copier gets jammed at the office, maybe a lot of places call the company and say this isn't working.
Examples
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Sometimes the door really jams.
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I was sitting in the car, you see, and I was trying to jam the key in the ignition, but it wouldn't turn on.
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Did it jam on you?
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A nickel will jam it!
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I'll need one gun that won't jam.
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If your guns jam, it sometimes helps to bang on the cocking handle.
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- Something's jamming the hydraulics.
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It'll jam the machine.
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The printer often jams when it runs out of paper.
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She was frustrated when her camera jammed during the important event.
Synonyms
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2.2
To be unable to move or continue because something blocks you
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3.2
To block a pipe or passage so flow stops
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4.7
Become blocked so things cannot move or work
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3.7
To block a drain or road so things cannot move through it
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7.2
To make moving parts stuck with dirt or glue so they stop working
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
1
9.1
To intentionally block a single radio or radar frequency using electronic signals
- Specialized
To block a wide range of radio frequencies at once so radios in an area cannot work
Compounds
- Informal
10
3.9
A meeting of musicians who make up music and play together without planning
3
1.0
A sweet spread people make from strawberries and sugar to put on bread or pastries
How Stuck
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4.4
48
3.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jam for a machine getting stuck comes from parts being pressed or caught so they cannot move, like being 'blocked' by other pieces. Think of paper 'jammed' in a printer — the parts are stuck and the machine cannot work.