unjamming
/ʌnˈdʒæmɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of unjam: the act of freeing something that is stuck or blocked.
- She was unjamming the garbage disposal when she found the lost spoon.
- He spent ten minutes unjamming the shredder after it ate too much paper.
- Unjamming the lock required a steady hand and a thin piece of metal.
noun
- The process or action of freeing something that is stuck or blocked.
- The manual includes a section on unjamming the paper tray.
- The unjamming of the traffic signal took longer than expected.
- A quick unjamming of the stapler saved the office from a delay.