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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

unjam en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ʌnˈd͡ʒæm/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
  • /ʌnˈd͡ʒæːm/ (Australia, Southern-England)

Etymology

From un- + jam.

Meanings

  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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
unjammed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unjammed Tense=Past lexicographic
unjams Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
unjamming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic