English noun: logjam | |||
1. | logjam (state) any stoppage attributable to unusual activity | ||
Samples | The legislation ran into a logjam. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage | ||
2. | logjam (group) an immovable mass of logs blocking a river | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mass | ||