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Logjam

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
  2. 2
    an immovable mass of logs blocking a river wordnet
  3. 3
    A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress. figuratively

    "Efforts to amend the law got sidetracked in an administrative logjam."

  4. 4
    any stoppage attributable to unusual activity wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To deliberately impede or delay the progress of. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From log + jam.

Etymology 2

From log + jam.

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