jam-up

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jam-up

noun jam-ups

The situation where material becomes jammed in a machine, or some process similarly grinds to a halt. The rationale goes something like this: Increasing line speeds, complex packaging equipment, and ever-lighter-weight containers and packaging materials make jam-ups likely—usually many per day.

adjective

US, dialectal, not comparable Splendid; wonderful; upstanding. Pete's a real jam-up guy.

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@misc{jam_up_2026,
  title = {jam-up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jam-up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}