Jar - English meaning
dʒɑːr
Jar – definitions in English dictionary
nounA wide-mouthed cylindrical container made of glass or pottery and typically having a lid, used especially for storing food.
Usage examples:
A large storage jar
verbSend a painful or damaging shock through (something, especially a part of the body).
Usage examples:
He jarred the knee in trainingverbHave an unpleasant or disturbing effect.
Usage examples:
A laugh which jarred on the ears
nounA physical shock or jolt.
Usage examples:
The train stopped without the slightest jar
nounA vessel with a wide mouth and without handles
nounA cylindrical container, usually made of glass, with a wide top opening, and used esp. for storing food, or the amount held by such a container
Usage examples:
A jar of pickles/mayonnaise, he poured half the jar into his cup., he kind of jars people when he t…
nounA glass or clay container with a wide opening at the top and sometimes a fitted lid, usually used for storing food
Usage examples:
A jar of coffee/pickled onions, a jam jar
nounA drink of beer
Usage examples:
We often have a jar or two at the pub after work.
nounA sudden forceful or unpleasant shake or movement
Usage examples:
With every jar of the carriage, the children shrieked with excitement.
verbTo shake or move someone or something unpleasantly or violently
Usage examples:
The sudden movement jarred his injured ribs.
verbIf a sight, sound, or experience jars, it is so different or unexpected that it has a strong and unpleasant effect on something or someone
Usage examples:
The harsh colours jarred the eye., a screech of brakes jarred the silence.
verbTo disagree or seem wrong or unsuitable
Usage examples:
This comment jars with the opinions we have heard expressed elsewhere.
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Word origin
late 15th century (as a noun in the sense ‘disagreement, dispute’): probably imitative.
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