dear all;
will be gratefull if anyone clarify the words : Jamming, Squashed, Rigid in the following text
Her sudden movement unbalanced him and they toppled sideways. Somehow he managed to twist his body so he took the brunt of the fall. They landed between two battered armchairs, effectively jamming his arms making it impossible for him to move. Miss Shaw was squashed beside him. She was rigid within his grip.
thanks in advance
Without further context, "jamming" means that the armchairs were so close together that when he fell between them, they pressed up against his arms and prevented them, and him, from moving. When he fell, he was apparently holding Miss Shaw in his arms, thus, with his arms jammed by the armchairs, she was effectively "jammed" too, squashed between his arms. And, now, unable to move, her body became rigid in an automatic response to the unexpected situation.
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Without further context, "jamming" means that the armchairs were so close together that when he fell between them, they pressed up against his arms and prevented them, and him, from moving. When he fell, he was apparently holding Miss Shaw in his arms, thus, with his arms jammed by the armchairs, she was effectively "jammed" too, squashed between his arms. And, now, unable to move, her body