Definitions for jamming



Overview of noun jamming

The noun jamming has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. jamming, electronic jamming, jam

(deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems)


Overview of verb jam

The verb jam has 7 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (1) throng, mob, pack, pile, jam

(press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium")

2. (1) jam

(push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor")

3. (1) jam, crush

(crush or bruise; "jam a toe")

4. (1) jam, block

(interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station")

5. jam

(get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed")

6. jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad

(crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked")

7. obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up

(block passage through; "obstruct the path")

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