jar
noun
- 1
a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
- 2
a sudden jarring impact
the door closed with a jolt
all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers
- 3
the quantity contained in a jar
he drank a jar of beer
verb
- 1
place in a cylindrical vessel
jar the jam
- 2
affect in a disagreeable way
This play jarred the audience
- 3
move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
- 4
shock physically
Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game
- 5
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
These colors clash
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