jammed

jammed
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Stuck fast]
Syn. out of order, malfunctioning, obstructed, blocked, barred, clogged, trammeled, wedged, sandwiched, caught, lodged, warped, swollen, stiff, immovable, fast, fastened, fixed, frozen, unworkable; see also tight 2 .
Ant. loose*, operating, clear.
2. [Thronged]
Syn. crowded, overcrowded, populous, busy, humming, full, filled, overflowing, lively, deluged, teeming, flooded, swarming, multitudinous, congested, packed, crammed, jampacked, mobbed, loaded; see also full 1 .
Ant. empty*, vacant, silent.

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