Jam
Jam noun - A crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement.
Usage example: thousands of cars trying to leave the stadium's parking lot at the same time are sure to create a jam
Lock and jam are semantically related In some cases you can use "Lock" instead the word "Jam" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Word: jamming
Lock
Lock noun - One that is certain to succeed.
Jam and lock are semantically related in become stuck topic. Sometimes you can use "Jam" instead the word "Lock" as a verb or a noun.
How words are described
| old | old jam | old lock |
| special | special jam | special lock |
| long | long jam | long lock |
| alien | alien jam | alien lock |
| Other adjectives: green, single, simple, actual, big, huge, slow, little, bad, red, electronic. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Subverted in Death from a Top Hat: when a police officer tries shooting out a lock all he does is jam it solid, they eventually have to remove the door hinges in order to send the latest corpse off to autopsy.
Source: Shoot Out the Lock - Plus the fact that she did this with ARF missiles which also exist in real life; according to The Other Wiki, they are specifically built in a way that if someone attempts to jam them, they lock onto the jammer instead(!).
Source: Misguided Missile -
Tweety bird daubs on war paint in the locker room during the Lock and Load Montage before the Ultimate Game in Space Jam.
Source: This Means Warpaint
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Lock and Jam. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/jam/lock
Jam & Lock. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/jam/lock>.
Lock or Jam. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/jam/lock.
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