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"Jar" Definition

noun

A cylindrical glass or earthenware vessel with a wide mouth and usually no handles.
A jolt; a shock. See Synonyms at collision.
Chiefly British A glass of beer.
Harsh or grating sound; discord.
The amount that a jar can hold.

verb-intransitive

To be disturbing or irritating; grate: The incessant talking jarred on my nerves.
To clash or conflict: "We ourselves . . . often jar with the landscape” ( Isak Dinesen).
To make or utter a harsh sound.
To shake or shiver from impact.

verb-transitive

To bump or cause to move or shake from impact.
To put into a jar.
To startle or unsettle; shock.

verb

To make a harsh or discordant sound.
To have a harshly disagreeable or disconcerting effect.
To be out of harmony.
To undergo severe vibration.
to cause to jar as.

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