"unjam" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ʌnˈd͡ʒæm/ [Received-Pronunciation, US], /ʌnˈd͡ʒæːm/ [Australia, Southern-England] Forms: unjams [present, singular, third-person], unjamming [participle, present], unjammed [participle, past], unjammed [past]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: un- + jam Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|jam}} un- + jam Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} unjam (third-person singular simple present unjams, present participle unjamming, simple past and past participle unjammed)
  1. (transitive) To remove a blockage from; to release from being jammed. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unjam-en-verb-5Sb1Ugg9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unjam meaning in English (1.6kB)

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          "ref": "2011, Dan Gookin, PCs For Dummies, page 152",
          "text": "The printer is still on, which is good because you may need to access features, unjam the printer, or do things that you otherwise cannot do while the thing is printing.",
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        "(transitive) To remove a blockage from; to release from being jammed."
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        "(transitive) To remove a blockage from; to release from being jammed."
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