jamming

Verb

jam (third-person singular simple present jams, present participle jamming, simple past and past participle jammed)

1. To get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space.
   • My foot got jammed in a gap between the rocks.
2. To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze.
   • They temporarily stopped the gas tank leak by jamming a piece of taffy into the hole.
3. To render something unable to move.
   • Considering the results of the CFD wind simulation, the NTSB designed several series of static and dynamic elevator load tests to determine what conditions, consistent with the known circumstances of the accident, could enable the inboard actuating crank and links of the right elevator's geared tab...2019 February 14, National Transportation Safety Board, “2.3.3 Elevator Load Testing”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Runway Overrun During Rejected Takeoff, Ameristar Air Cargo, Inc., dba Ameristar...
4. To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up".
   • A single accident can jam the roads for hours.
5. To block or confuse a radio or radar signal by transmitting a more-powerful signal on the same frequency.
   • The government jams foreign propaganda broadcasts.
6. To turn (fruit) into jam.

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