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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A congested situation; a jam.
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Examples
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And, man, do they make some jam-up fried squash as well.
intertribal: Better Know Some Midwestern Shit, Part 1 intertribal 2010
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Colliding columns of foot traffic converging on the Square interlaced and got tangled up, causing a jam-up.
THE RISING TIDE OF REBELLION philip j cunningham 2009
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Colliding columns of foot traffic converging on the Square interlaced and got tangled up, causing a jam-up.
Archive 2009-05-17 philip j cunningham 2009
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Then they attach the other end to the blocked coronary artery, bridging the jam-up.
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With traffic locked in a standstill, others abandoned their vehicles to join the throng, only making the jam-up worse.
Soulless Christopher Golden 2008
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In its latest attempt to ease a jam-up in the credit markets, the Fed said it would ramp up loans of cash and securities to banks and securities dealers.
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With traffic locked in a standstill, others abandoned their vehicles to join the throng, only making the jam-up worse.
Soulless Christopher Golden 2008
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With traffic locked in a standstill, others abandoned their vehicles to join the throng, only making the jam-up worse.
Soulless Christopher Golden 2008
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Then the jam-up stopped and I sped away and the homicidal feelings (for a change) faded to kinda nothing for a while.
elfpvke Diary Entry elfpvke 2004
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But she forced herself past, and once out of the jam-up, the way suddenly cleared.
Elvenborn Lackey, Mercedes 2002
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