jam up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jam uhp]
- /dʒæm ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jam uhp]
- /dʒæm ʌp/

Definitions of jam up words

noun jam up a stoppage or slowing of motion, work, or the like, due to obstruction, overloading, malfunction, or inefficiency; jam: Your letters didn't go out yesterday because there was a jam-up in the mail room. 1
transitivephrasal verb jam up block, overload 1
intransitivephrasal verbs jam up become stuck or blocked 1

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Origin of jam up

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; noun use of verb phrase jam up

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Parts of speech for Jam up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jam up

jam up popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for jam up

verb jam up

boxed in — simple past tense and past participle of box in.
corked — (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin
corking — excellent
forfend — to defend, secure, or protect.
hang up — the way in which a thing hangs.

noun jam up

crimp — If you crimp something such as a piece of fabric or pastry, you make small folds in it.

All 13 Synonyms of jam up

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