A suitcase jammed with dirty clothes. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : The ship was jammed between two rocks. ,She jammed her hand in the door. ,He jammed the suitcase with clothing. ,She jammed her foot on the brake. ,Crowds jammed the doors. ,He jammed his hat on and stalked out of the room. ,to jam a lock. ,to jam both standard tunes and the classics. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : This door jams easily. ,They jammed into the elevator. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : a log jam; a traffic jam. ,He got himself into a jam with his boss. From Dictionary.com.
It came not long after Daniel Sedin jammed in a loose puck just as Theodore was covering it with his glove. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Hockey - Colorado vs. Vancouver] Reference
The calls jammed Park Nicollet's phones and made it impossible for sick patients to get through to the clinic. From Wordnik.com. [News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference
All the calls jammed the NBC phone lines that they couldn't get through to their mobile broadcast unit in Oakland to turn the game back on. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Here he posted himself in the doorway with his sword jammed above the hinge. From Wordnik.com. [Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade] Reference
Maybe that back door is jammed, which is the kind of thing that can happen in the field. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 12, 2006] Reference
It wasn't just being jammed, which is a process issue, but, nonetheless, I think is a very reasonable process. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 9, 2006] Reference
Different political terms jammed together is a brainwashing gimmick that pundits have been playing for so long. From Wordnik.com. [Catholics Turned to the Democrat - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Landrieu responded in December to complaints about phone problems in her office, saying a flood of calls jammed lines. From Wordnik.com. [Las Vegas News - LasVegasNOW.com] Reference
"But I didn't catch him all; I think I just kind of jammed him.". From Wordnik.com. [National Hockey League - Devils vs. Avalanche] Reference
This is kind of jammed down our throats in a way with our own culture. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 23, 2007] Reference
There's a car underneath all that straw there kind of jammed into that house. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 16, 2005] Reference
That could lead to even worse problems in the 2006 elections, such as jammed printers and long voting lines, they say. From Wordnik.com. [08/10/2005] Reference
I love your alfajores! they look similar to Napolitaines here, 2 cookies 'jammed' together with jam instead of dulce leche. From Wordnik.com. [Argentina Can't Quite Be Replicated in My Kitchen] Reference
He went to the middle and kind of jammed it all up. From Wordnik.com. [statesman.com - Highschool] Reference
"They kind of jammed it down our throats," said one veteran. From Wordnik.com. [GeoffShackelford.com] Reference
She said her office was "jammed" with a high volume of calls. From Wordnik.com. [Minneapolis/St. Paul Breaking News, Weather, Video, Traffic and Sports for Minnesota from WCCO-TV] Reference
Eventually, Baker would give us some idea how "jammed" that bill really was. From Wordnik.com. [DailyHowler.com] Reference
Despite the solid appearance, glass is actually in a 'jammed' state of matter. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The New York approaches to the ferries are always "jammed" with wagons and trucks. From Wordnik.com. [Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City] Reference
And he still hadn't tried to explain how "jammed" that spending bill actually was. From Wordnik.com. [DailyHowler.com] Reference
How do you know that the BBC Switchboards were "jammed" during the O.J. Simpson trial …. From Wordnik.com. [BBC World Have Your Say] Reference
The bill was "jammed" with "pet projects," he said, doing his best Shailagh Murray impression. From Wordnik.com. [DailyHowler.com] Reference
"He kind of jammed his right ankle and he doesn't even know when," manager Terry Francona said. From Wordnik.com. [Boston Red Sox News] Reference
By the way, the first time I ever "jammed" on a guitar was just going back and forth between E-minor and A-7. From Wordnik.com. [BTDF] Reference
And now that many of the electorate has woken up, Obama will have a tougher time getting his programs "jammed" thru Congress. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo's Virginia Political Blogroll] Reference
Seeing a couple of the subsequent productions helped me see how "jammed" the script felt, as well as realizing it was simply too long. From Wordnik.com. [YubaNet.com] Reference
They would leave it behind the bars of the window, kind of jammed between the glass. ". From Wordnik.com. [A Visit to Williamsburg's Church of New York] Reference
"Smart diplomacy" futile: Obama's Nice Guy Act Gets Him Nowhere on the World Stage All Out of Love - Coming after China "jammed" Pres. From Wordnik.com. [memeorandum] Reference
The downtown club's parking lot is jammed with luxury tour buses. From Wordnik.com. [Barbarians From The North] Reference
Or it may be somewhere jammed into an obscure crevice in my apartment. From Wordnik.com. [Gone, Without a Trace] Reference
For others it provides an escape from jammed cities and jarring weather. From Wordnik.com. [Wintertime Rambles] Reference
I tried to call family members on my cell phone, but the lines were jammed. From Wordnik.com. [What Happens Next?] Reference
Outside, the corridors were jammed with frightened, pushing refugees making their way slowly to the roof. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Days Of Saigon] Reference
The balloting took place without serious incident -- although pro-Toledo protesters jammed Lima's streets afterward. From Wordnik.com. [No Time For Parades] Reference
If you're stuck down in the shallow end of the pool, like Microsoft has been, with mere single-digit market share, you're jammed up. From Wordnik.com. [Does the Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Matter?] Reference
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