"jar" in the noun sense

1. jar

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

2. jar, jarful

the quantity contained in a jar

"he drank a jar of beer"

3. jolt, jar, jounce, shock

a sudden jarring impact

"the door closed with a jolt"

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

"jar" in the verb sense

1. clash, jar, collide

be incompatible be or come into conflict

"These colors clash"

2. jolt, jar

move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

3. jar, shake up, bump around

shock physically

"Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"

4. jar

affect in a disagreeable way

"This play jarred the audience"

5. jar

place in a cylindrical vessel

"jar the jam"

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