jam
noun
- 1
deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
- 2
preserve of crushed fruit
- 3
a dense crowd of people
- 4
informal terms for a difficult situation
he got into a terrible fix
he made a muddle of his marriage
verb
- 1
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
Jam the Voice of America
block the signals emitted by this station
- 2
block passage through
obstruct the path
- 3
crush or bruise
jam a toe
- 4
crowd or pack to capacity
the theater was jampacked
- 5
get stuck and immobilized
the mechanism jammed
- 6
push down forcibly
The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor
- 7
press tightly together or cram
The crowd packed the auditorium
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