"logjam" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: logjams [plural]
Etymology: log + jam Etymology templates: {{compound|en|log|jam}} log + jam Head templates: {{en-noun}} logjam (plural logjams)
  1. An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts. Translations (An excess of logs being conveyed on a river): stremming (Dutch), tukkisuma (Finnish), bourrage [masculine] (French), Verklausung [feminine] (German), затор (zator) (Russian), bröt [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-logjam-en-noun-oHtSMElS Disambiguation of 'An excess of logs being conveyed on a river': 99 1
  2. (figuratively) A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress. Tags: figuratively Translations (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress): opstopping (Dutch), impasse (Dutch), ruuhka (Finnish), embouteillage [masculine] (French), impasse [feminine] (French), Blockade [feminine] (German), Stillstand [masculine] (German), тупик (tupik) (Russian), atascamiento [masculine] (Spanish), bloqueo [masculine] (Spanish), obstrucción [masculine] (Spanish), callejón sin salida [masculine] (Spanish), círculo vicioso [masculine] (Spanish), pescadilla que se muerde la cola [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-logjam-en-noun-e7EmmKs7 Disambiguation of 'A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress': 5 95

Verb [English]

Forms: logjams [present, singular, third-person], logjamming [participle, present], logjammed [participle, past], logjammed [past]
Etymology: log + jam Etymology templates: {{compound|en|log|jam}} log + jam Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} logjam (third-person singular simple present logjams, present participle logjamming, simple past and past participle logjammed)
  1. (transitive) To deliberately impede or delay the progress of. Tags: transitive Related terms: bottleneck, Catch-22, traffic jam, vicious circle
    Sense id: en-logjam-en-verb-6sIaJm2o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 8 55

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