jammed

jammed
jammed /dʒæmd/ adjective [not before noun]
1. stuck and impossible to move:
    Ben had got his finger jammed in the door.
2. full of people or things
   SYN  packed:
    The place is jammed. We’ll never get in.
    jammed with
    The town was completely jammed with traffic. ⇨ jam-packed
3. if people are jammed in a place, there are a lot of them there, so that there is no space between them:
    We were jammed together, shoulder to shoulder, in the narrow corridor.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ stuck [not before noun] fixed or trapped in a particular position or place and unable to move or be moved: I can’t open this drawer – it’s stuck. | Sorry I’m late – I got stuck in traffic.
   ▪ jammed [not before noun] stuck and impossible to move – used especially about parts of a machine, or something trapped between two surfaces: The photocopier is jammed again. | I put in a 50p coin but it got jammed in the slot.
   ▪ entangled [not before noun] twisted together and unable to be separated – used especially about things such as hair, wire, or string getting caught around something: The chain of her necklace was entangled in her hair. | Swimming in the river is dangerous because you might get entangled in the weeds.
   ▪ stranded stuck and unable to move from or leave a place – used about people, vehicles, and animals: Hundreds of motorists were left stranded by the snowstorms. | We were stranded at Moscow airport. | The jellyfish were stranded on the beach.
   ▪ beached stuck in shallow water or on the shore, and unable to move – used about whales, sea creatures, and boats: They helped push the beached whale back into the sea. | the owner of the beached vessel