jam
verb (used with object)
to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible.
jammed
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past participleof jam.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof jam.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
jamverb (used with object)to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible.
Example Sentences
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Kessler was wearing a splint on his left pinky finger after he jammed it on the backboard during practice last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
His previous U.N. speeches have been jammed with bluster and bunkum, but none more so than this one.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
These transits involve vessels whose exact route cannot be confirmed due to insufficient data stemming from disabled transponders, jammed signals or missing satellite imagery.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“This is an elaborate, well thought-out ruse which totally jammed my radar,” Taylor wrote, noting the caller’s attention to detail, including “real cop-speak.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Coal jumped out of the way to avoid being hit by one of the workers but jammed his knee on the handle of a wheelbarrow.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
