Definitions
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- verb transitive To
remove ablockage from; to release from beingjammed .
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Examples
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Imagine how much better life would be if there was a mute button on your mother-in-law, or a good cop/bad cop switch on the officer about to hand you a speeding fine, or even just a simple 'unjam' option on the office photocopier.
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Imagine how much better life would be if there was a mute button on your mother-in-law, or a good cop / bad cop switch on the officer about to hand you a speeding fine, or even just a simple 'unjam' option on the office photocopier.
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Imagine how much better life would be if there was a mute button on your mother-in-law, or a good cop / bad cop switch on the officer about to hand you a speeding fine, or even just a simple 'unjam' option on the office photocopier.
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I had a job at the University of Miami wherein I was called upon to unjam several staplers, several times an hour.
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It never occurs to you to try to unjam your accelerator, shift into neutral, or shut the engine off because the problem occurred when you were not pressing on the accelerator.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Toyota Facing $16 Million Fine … 2010
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She glanced at the only other worker in the place, a guy with spiked hair who was fighting to unjam a copy machine across the room.
Highborn Yvonne Navarro 2010
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As I turned to unjam the chair and open the door he moved swiftly to my side.
The Legacy Kirsten Tranter 2010
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It never occurs to you to try to unjam your accelerator, shift into neutral, or shut the engine off because the problem occurred when you were not pressing on the accelerator.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Toyota Facing $16 Million Fine … 2010
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If I can get everyone else to stop paying attention I can lay hands on fretful ones and get them to unjam and use the last of their toner like good machines should.
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Anyone who has ever used a manual typewriter remembers that the keys do jam occasionally, but the QWERTY layout permitted a better system for key usage, and it reduced the need for typists to stop to reach in to the machine to unjam the keys.
Kate Kelly: Why Our 21st Century Keyboards Retain Vestiges of the Past 2009
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