Jam
Locking
Locking noun - The act of locking something up to protect it.
Both words in one sentence
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Spaceballs, where the crew of the Eagle Five successfully jam Spaceball One's radar by visually locking onto, and firing a giant raspberry jam jar at, the capital ship's radar dish.
Source: See the Whites of Their Eyes - The sonic screwdriver is a small handheld device capable of performing almost any task needed to get the Doctor out of a jam, including diagnosing injuries, locking/unlocking doors, hacking computers, blowing up security cameras, and, yes, even turning screws.
Source: Hand Wave -
He used it to supply power to the TARDIS and control Zombo the Zarbi in "The Web Planet", remove the jam that the Monk placed in the TARDIS locking system in "The Daleks' Master Plan", and to hypnotise Dodo and protect the Doctor from damage in "The War Machines".
Source: Ring of Power
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