1. (noun) jar
a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
2. (noun) jar, jarful
the quantity contained in a jar
"he drank a jar of beer"
3. (verb) 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"
4. (verb) clash, jar, collide
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
"These colors clash"
5. (verb) jolt, jar
move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
6. (verb) jar, shake up, bump around
shock physically
"Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
7. (verb) jar
affect in a disagreeable way
"This play jarred the audience"
8. (verb) jar
place in a cylindrical vessel
"jar the jam"
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