jamming, electronic jamming, jam
(noun) deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
jam, block
(verb) interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; “Jam the Voice of America”; “block the signals emitted by this station”
obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
(verb) block passage through; “obstruct the path”
jam, crush
(verb) crush or bruise; “jam a toe”
jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad
(verb) crowd or pack to capacity; “the theater was jampacked”
jam
(verb) get stuck and immobilized; “the mechanism jammed”
jam
(verb) push down forcibly; “The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor”
throng, mob, pack, pile, jam
(verb) press tightly together or cram; “The crowd packed the auditorium”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jamming
present participle of jam
jamming (plural jammings)
The act or process by which something is jammed.
jamming (comparative more jamming, superlative most jamming)
(slang) Great; awesome.
Source: Wiktionary
Jam, n. Etym: [Per. or Hind. jamah garment, robe.]
Definition: A kind of frock for children.
Jam, n. (Mining)
Definition: See Jamb.
Jam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jammed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jamming.] Etym: [Either fr. jamb, as if squeezed between jambs, or more likely from the same source as champ See Champ.]
1. To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in. The . . . jammed in between two rocks. De Foe.
2. To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door. [Colloq.]
3. (Naut.)
Definition: To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback. W. C. Russell.
Jam, n.
1. A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river.
2. An injury caused by jamming. [Colloq.]
Jam, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. jam, v.; but cf. also Ar. jamad ice, jelly, jamid congealed, jamd congelation, ice.]
Definition: A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam. Jam nut. See Check nut, under Check.
– Jam weld (Forging), a butt weld. See under Butt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
