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