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unjam

UK/ʌnˈd͡ʒæm/

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Australia/ʌnˈd͡ʒæːm/

unjam verb: to remove a blockage from; to release from being jammed.

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.
    • 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.2011, Dan Gookin, PCs For Dummies, page 152

Forms of unjam

third-person singular presentunjams
present participleunjamming
past participleunjammed
pastunjammed

Origin of unjam

From un- + jam.

Words that rhyme with unjam

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Questions about unjam

What does unjam mean?
Unjam means to remove a blockage from; to release from being jammed.
What part of speech is unjam?
Unjam is a verb.
How do you pronounce unjam?
Unjam is pronounced /ʌnˈd͡ʒæm/ (UK).
What is the past tense of unjam?
The past tense of unjam is unjammed.

Words near unjam in the dictionary

  1. unjailbroke
  2. unjailbroken
  3. unjailed
  4. unjailing
  5. unjails
  6. unjam
  7. unjammable
  8. unjammed
  9. unjamming
  10. unjams
  11. unjangled

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