-
1 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) plin de/gem- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) a bloca2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) a strivi3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) a bloca4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) a bruia2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) ambuteiaj, blocarea traficului rutier2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) încurcătură•- jam on -
2 jam on
(to put (brakes etc) on with force and haste: When the dog ran in front of his car he jammed on his brakes and skidded.) a frâna brusc
См. также в других словарях:
jammed — [dʒæmd] adj [not before noun] 1.) stuck and impossible to move ▪ Ben had got his finger jammed in the door. 2.) full of people or things = ↑packed ▪ The place is jammed. We ll never get in. jammed with ▪ The town was completely jammed with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
jammed — adjective filled to capacity (Freq. 1) a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes stands jam packed with fans a packed theater • Syn: ↑jam packed, ↑packed • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
jammed — [ dʒæmd ] adjective 1. ) very crowded with people or things: We sat for an hour in jammed traffic. 2. ) a piece of equipment that is jammed has some part of it that is not moving correctly: a jammed printer/gun a ) a jammed telephone system does… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Jammed — Jam Jam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jammed} (j[a^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Jamming}.] [Either fr. jamb, as if squeezed between jambs, or more likely from the same source as champ See {Champ}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To press into a close or tight position; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jammed up — 1. AND jammed mod. in trouble. □ He got himself jammed up with the law. □ I’m sort of jammed and need some help. 2. mod. glutted; full of food or drink. □ I’m jammed up. I can’t eat another bite … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
jammed — UK [dʒæmd] / US adjective 1) very crowded with people or things We sat for an hour in jammed traffic. 2) a piece of equipment that is jammed has some part of it that is not moving correctly a jammed printer/gun 3) a jammed telephone system does… … English dictionary
jammed — Synonyms and related words: aground, alive with, anchored, arrested, back, backward, behindhand, belated, bloated, blocked, bonded, bound, brimful, brimming, bristling, bursting, caught, cemented, chained, chock full, choked, choked up, clogged,… … Moby Thesaurus
jammed up — 1. adj. in difficulty; in trouble 2. adj. stuffed with food; constipated … English slang
I'm with You (album) — I m with You Studio album by Red Hot Chili Peppers Released August 2 … Wikipedia
traf|fic-jammed — «TRAF ihk JAMD», adjective. having much traffic; crowded with vehicles: »It was hot and muggy that June evening on Detroit s traffic jammed Belle Isle Bridge (Newsweek) … Useful english dictionary
full jammed jam-packed packed — crowded crowded adj. 1. overfilled or compacted or concentrated; filled to excess; as, a crowded program. Opposite of {uncrowded}. Note: [Narrower terms: {full, jammed, jam packed, packed}] [WordNet 1.5] 2. filled with a crowd; as, a crowded… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English