jar

noun

  1. 1

    a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles

  2. 2

    a sudden jarring impact

    the door closed with a jolt

    all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers

  3. 3

    the quantity contained in a jar

    he drank a jar of beer

verb

  1. 1

    place in a cylindrical vessel

    jar the jam

  2. 2

    affect in a disagreeable way

    This play jarred the audience

  3. 3

    move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

  4. 4

    shock physically

    Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game

  5. 5

    be incompatible; be or come into conflict

    These colors clash

Synonyms

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