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Jammed vs Cammed - What's the difference?

jammed | cammed |

As verbs the difference between jammed and cammed

is that jammed is (jam) while cammed is (cam).

As an adjective jammed

is stuck.

jammed

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Stuck.
    • The window is jammed shut.
    How to treat a jammed finger or toe.
    The printer is still jammed'''. Make sure that all the '''jammed paper is removed.
    The ship was jammed between two rocks.
  • Overcrowded; congested
    • Certain routes of the city are heavily jammed .
    ''These roads are hopelessly jammed with cars and mobile homes during holidays.
    A jammed Oktoberfest beer tent.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (jam)

    • cammed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cam)

    • cam

    English

    (CAM)

    Etymology 1

    Recorded since the 16th century, from (etyl) )

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
  • A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together.
  • (UK, dialect) A ridge or mound of earth.
    • (Wright)
  • (rock climbing) A camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice.
    • Derived terms
    * overhead cam

    See also

    * ("cam" on Wikipedia)

    External links

    * climbing cam

    Etymology 2

    From (camera), from the first part of (etyl) (camera)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) camera
    • Derived terms
    * camcorder * camgirl * cammer * camwhore * dashcam * nanny cam * Steadicam * webcam * webcammer

    Verb

  • To go on webcam with someone

    • Etymology 3

    Adverb

    (en adverb)

    • External links

    *

    Anagrams

    * acm ----