Jam and Stop

Jam

Jam verb - To prevent passage through by filling with something.
Usage example: firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons

Stop is a synonym for jam. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead the word "Jam" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Word: jamming

Stop

Stop verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.
Usage example: I stopped the mouse hole with plaster

Jam is a synonym for stop in bung up topic. Sometimes you can use "Jam" instead the word "Stop" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

How words are described

old old jam old stop
full full jam full stop
long long jam long stop
short short jam short stop
Other adjectives: single, strong, big, serious, little, bad, horrible, major, classic, worst, last, talking, red, sudden.

Common collocations

heart jam heart stop heart
signal jam signal stop signal
time jam time stop time
machine jam machine stop machine
Other words: monster, weapon.

Both words in one sentence

  • Creator / Eddie Izzard God I've got to stop eating so much jam.” Lampshade Hanging: He does this a lot when the jokes don't get as much laughter as he had expected.
  • Bottomless Magazines The only thing that seems to stop a movie or TV gun from firing is the inevitable and dramatic jam.
  • Rapid-Fire Typing This was originally an attempt to stop this trope, as the typewriters of the time tended to jam at a particular high wpm.
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