Clear
Clear verb - To rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way.
Jam
Jam verb - To prevent passage through by filling with something.
Usage example: firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons
Nearby Word: jamming
Both words in one sentence
- Wii Music has been gouged in reviews for not having a clear goal, and is thus "only" a two-hour jam session.
Source: It's Short, so It Sucks -
The teenage son of the electrician shows up instead of the electrician that another lady called to deal with the problems of the house, and when he sees her reaching in there to clear out the jam, he tells her that she should have taped the thing off.
Source: Hand in the Hole - In the episode "Solitude", as Siobhan struggles to clear a paper jam from a copier, Winn remarks that she looks like she's recreating a scene from Office Space.
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Jam and Clear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clear/jam
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