Clear and Jam

Clear

Clear verb - To rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way.

Jam is an antonym for clear.

Nearby Words: clean, cleared, clearly, clearing, clearness

Jam

Jam verb - To prevent passage through by filling with something.
Usage example: firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons

Clear is an antonym for jam in compress topic.

Nearby Word: jamming

Common collocations

part clear part jam part
time clear time jam time
names clear names jam names

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.
  • Hand in the Hole 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.
  • 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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