TRAFFIC JAM Synonyms

• the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

• the act of blocking

• a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

• the narrow part of a bottle near the top

• slow down or impede by creating an obstruction

• become narrow, like a bottleneck

• footwear usually with wooden soles

• any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction

• a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps

• become or cause to become obstructed

• dance a clog dance

• impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden

• impede with a clog or as if with a clog

• coalesce or unite in a mass

• fill to excess so that function is impaired

• excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part

• excessive crowding

• a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible

• preserve of crushed fruit

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• a dense crowd of people

• deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

• press tightly together or cram

• push down forcibly

• crush or bruise

• interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

• get stuck and immobilized

• crowd or pack to capacity

• block passage through

• any stoppage attributable to unusual activity

• an immovable mass of logs blocking a river

• a social or business relationship

• an interruption of normal activity