jam-packed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [jam pakt]
- /dʒæm pækt/
- /dʒæm pækt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jam pakt]
- /dʒæm pækt/

Definitions of jam-packed word

verb with object jam-packed to fill or pack as tightly or fully as possible: We jam-packed the basket with all kinds of fruit. 1
adjective jam-packed completely full 1
adjective jam-packed If somewhere is jam-packed, it is so full of people or things that there is no room for any more. 0
adjective jam-packed crowded, packed, or filled to capacity 0
verb jam-packed simple past tense and past participle of jam-pack. 0
adjective jam-packed packed or filled tightly. 0

See all 6 definitions of jam-packed

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Origin of jam-packed

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Jam-packed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jam-packed

jam-packed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for jam-packed

adj jam-packed

chock — a block or wedge of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
chock-a-block — A place that is chock-a-block is very full of people, things, or vehicles.
chock-full — Something that is chock-full is completely full.
chocker — full up; packed
close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture

adjective jam-packed

crammed — If a place is crammed with things or people, it is full of them, so that there is hardly room for anything or anyone else.
filled — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
gridlocked — Simple past tense and past participle of gridlock.
heaving — to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
overbuilt — Simple past tense and past participle of overbuild.

All 26 Synonyms of jam-packed