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jam-ups

jam-ups is the plural of jam-up.

Meaning of jam-up

Noun

jam-up (plural jam-ups)

  1. The situation where material becomes jammed in a machine, or some process similarly grinds to a halt.
    • The rationale goes something like this: Increasing line speeds, complex packaging equipment, and ever-lighter-weight containers and packaging materials make jam-ups likely—usually many per day.2010, Richard J. Schonberger, World Class Manufacturing: The Next Decade

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Questions about jam-ups

What is jam-ups the plural of?
Jam-ups is the plural of jam-up.

Words near jam-ups in the dictionary

  1. jam-pot
  2. jam-pots
  3. jam-spreading
  4. jam-tree
  5. jam-up
  6. jam-ups
  7. Jam.
  8. JAMA
  9. jamaat
  10. jamaats
  11. jamabandi

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