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jar
1[ jahr ]
noun
- a broad-mouthed container, usually cylindrical and of glass or earthenware:
a cookie jar.
- the quantity such a container can or does hold.
jar
2[ jahr ]
verb (used without object)
- to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.:
The sound of the alarm jarred.
- to produce a harsh, grating sound; sound discordantly.
- to vibrate audibly; rattle:
The window jarred in the frame.
- to vibrate or shake.
- to conflict, clash, or disagree.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to rattle or shake.
- to have a sudden and unpleasant effect upon (the feelings, nerves, etc.):
The burglary violently jarred their sense of security.
- to cause to sound harshly or discordantly.
noun
- a jolt or shake; a vibrating movement, as from concussion.
- a sudden unpleasant effect upon the mind or feelings; shock.
- a harsh, grating sound.
- a discordant sound or combination of sounds.
- a quarrel or disagreement, especially a minor one.
jar
3[ jahr ]
noun
- a turn or turning.
jar
1/ ɑː /
noun
- a wide-mouthed container that is usually cylindrical, made of glass or earthenware, and without handles
- Alsojarful the contents or quantity contained in a jar
- informal.a glass of alcoholic drink, esp beer
to have a jar with someone
- obsolete.a measure of electrical capacitance
jar
2/ ɑː /
verb
- to vibrate or cause to vibrate
- to make or cause to make a harsh discordant sound
- often foll by on to have a disturbing or painful effect (on the nerves, mind, etc)
- intr to disagree; clash
noun
- a jolt or shock
- a harsh discordant sound
jar
3/ ɑː /
noun
- on a jar or on the jar(of a door) slightly open; ajar
Derived Forms
- ˈᲹԲ, adjective
- ˈᲹԲly, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- Ჹl adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jar1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jar1
Origin of jar2
Origin of jar3
Idioms and Phrases
- on the jar, partly opened; ajar:
The window was on the jar.
Example Sentences
“Situations like this are very jarring for a community because it promotes a sense of randomness and threatens safety,” Butts said.
The pricing error allowed some shoppers to get products - including jars of Loyd Grossman pasta sauce, Costa ground coffee and Fox's cookies - for free.
According to the indictment, in February 2024, Kulikoff learned that an individual, identified only as “PERSON ONE,” had spilled a jar holding several ounces of mercury inside the cabin of an SUV.
"You can take anything that we have that you would like to rehome, we would just like a voluntary contribution in the jar," she added.
My fridge used to be a shrine to burnout — shelves of vitamins, maybe a jar of mustard, nothing resembling a meal.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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