From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Forestry, Nature, Musicjunglejun‧gle /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/ ●●○ noun1[countable, uncountable]TAFDN a thicktropicalforest with many large plantsgrowing very close together
the Amazon jungle► see thesaurus at forest2[singular]COMPETE WITH/TRY TO BEAT a situation in which it is difficult to become successful or get what you want, especially because a lot of people are competing with each other
the media jungle3[singular]UNTIDY something that is very untidy, complicated, or confusingjungle of
a jungle of freeways and highways4[uncountable] a type of very fastdancemusic →concrete jungle, → law of the jungleExamples from the Corpusjungle• I don't see New York as some awfuljungle.From Longman Business Dictionaryjunglejun‧gle /ˈdʒʌŋgəl/ noun [singular]a situation in which a lot of people or businesses are competing with each other in a very determined wayWithout the free publicity, the firm would be lost in the jungle of TV advertising.Originjungle(1700-1800)Hindijangal“forest”, from Sanskritjangala
