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jam1 [dʒæm] N FOOD

I . jam2 N

1. jam inf (awkward situation):

jam
enrascada f inf
jam
apuro m form
to get into a jam
meter-se numa encrenca

2. jam no pl (crowd):

jam
aglomeração f (de gente)

II . jam2 <-mm-> VB trans

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2. jam RADIO:

jam
causar interferência em

III . jam2 <-mm-> VB intr

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jam brakes:

jam
emperrar

traffic jam N

Usage examples with jammed

she jammed the envelopes into the drawer
ela socou os envelopes na gaveta

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Shortly prior to opening, flaws such as emergency exit lighted signs, unclear ticket displays, and jammed emergency exits were fixed.
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With the engine building to an overload, he begins to panic when discovering all communications to and from the room are jammed.
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Long before opening time, the street is jammed with a good humored crowd.
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They jammed the toilet under the stairs or in a closet (source of water closet name) and they built the sink into the wooden washstand.
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The mill gearing had been jammed by a baulk of timber, jamming the machinery by that date.
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An ice pick was found jammed deep into the base of her skull during autopsy.
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There they find a picture of a man in a jammed paper shredder.
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There's a line at the cash for takeout food, and the eating area is jammed.
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It is commonly used as a type of locknut, where it is jammed up against a standard nut to lock the two in place.
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He said they concluded that the UFO had deliberately jammed both the aircraft and control tower electronics.
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