Meanings (ES + gloss)
atascar
To get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space.
Her poor little baby toe got jammed in the door.
My foot got jammed in a gap between the rocks.
meter
To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze.
The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters.
They temporarily stopped the gas tank leak by jamming a piece of taffy into the hole.
aturdir • enturbiar • interferir intencionalmente • obcecar • ofuscar
To block or confuse a radio or radar signal by transmitting a more-powerful signal on the same frequency.
The airstrike suffered minimal casualties because electronic-warfare aircraft were jamming the enemy air-defense radars.
The government jams foreign propaganda broadcasts.