unjam

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UK, US/ʌnˈd͡ʒæm/Australia, Southern England/ʌnˈd͡ʒæːm/

verb

To remove a blockage from; to release from being jammed.

OriginEnglish jam ← Middle English on- ← Old English on- →
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Meanings

verbunjam (third-person singular simple present unjams, present participle unjamming, simple past and past participle unjammed)

present singular third person unjams · participle present unjamming · participle past unjammed · past unjammed

  1. transitiveTo 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

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Englishjam
  10. Englishunjam

From un- + jam.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with unjam

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Anagrams

manjuAnjumjamunmunja
Cite this entry
APA

unjam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unjam

MLA

“unjam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unjam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unjam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unjam.

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