Definitions of jar [ʒɑr]

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Definition of 'jar'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) jar
a broad-mouthed container, usu. cylindrical and of glass or earthenware.

2.  jar
the quantity such a container can hold.

3. (v.t.) jar
to have a sudden and unpleasant effect on:
The sudden noise jarred me.

4.  jar
to cause to vibrate or shake:
The explosion jarred several buildings.

5.  jar
to cause to sound discordantly.

6. (v.i.) jar
to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, etc.

7.  jar
to produce a harsh, grating sound; sound discordantly.

8.  jar
to vibrate or shake; rattle.

9.  jar
to conflict, clash, or disagree.

10. (n.) jar
a jolt or shake, as from concussion.

11.  jar
a sudden unpleasant effect upon the mind, feelings, or senses; shock.

12.  jar
a harsh sound.

13.  jar
a quarrel or disagreement, esp. a minor one.

14. (n.) jar
Archaic. a turn or turning.

Definition of 'jar'

Princeton's WordNet

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"

Definition of 'jar'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) jar
a glass container, especially for storing food
a jar of jam/salsa; a cookie jar

2. (verb) jar
to knock against sth and shake it violently
Another explosion jarred the room.

3. jar
to seem not to fit or match a situation in a way that feels unpleasant; = clash
Her harsh words jarred with the atmosphere in the room.

Definition of 'jar'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) jar
a turn. [Only in phrase.]

2. (noun) jar
a deep, broad-mouthed vessel of earthenware or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes; as, a jar of honey; a rose jar

3. (noun) jar
the measure of what is contained in a jar; as, a jar of oil; a jar of preserves

4. (noun) jar
a rattling, tremulous vibration or shock; a shake; a harsh sound; a discord; as, the jar of a train; the jar of harsh sounds

5. (noun) jar
clash of interest or opinions; collision; discord; debate; slight disagreement

6. (noun) jar
a regular vibration, as of a pendulum

7. (noun) jar
in deep well boring, a device resembling two long chain links, for connecting a percussion drill to the rod or rope which works it, so that the drill is driven down by impact and is jerked loose when jammed

8. (verb) jar
to give forth a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to sound harshly or discordantly; as, the notes jarred on my ears

9. (verb) jar
to act in opposition or disagreement; to clash; to interfere; to quarrel; to dispute

10. (verb) jar
to cause a short, tremulous motion of, to cause to tremble, as by a sudden shock or blow; to shake; to shock; as, to jar the earth; to jar one's faith

11. (verb) jar
to tick; to beat; to mark or tell off

Translation of 'jar'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a kind of bottle made of glass or pottery, with a wide mouth She poured the jam into large jars; jam-jars.
Afrikaans: kruik, fles, pot	Arabic: جَرَّه	Bulgarian: буркан
Brazilian: pote	Czech: (zavařovací) sklenice; dž	German: das Gefäß
Danish: krukke; -krukke	Greek: γυάλινο βάζο	Spanish: tarro, bote
Estonian: purk	Farsi: شیشه؛ بستو	Finnish: purkki
French: pot	Hebrew: צִנצֶנֶת	Hindi: मर्तबान
Croatian: staklenka	Hungarian: korsó	Indonesian: botol
Icelandic: krukka	Italian: giara, vaso	Japanese: 広口びん
Korean: (유리 또는 질그릇의 아가리가 넓은) 병, 단	Lithuanian: stiklainis	Latvian: burka
Malay: balang	Dutch: pot	Norwegian: glass, krukke
Polish: słój	Persian: شیشه؛ بستو	Pashto: صراحي، مرتبان، كوزړۍ
Portuguese: pote	Romanian: oală, borcan	Russian: банка
Slovak: pohár na zaváranie	Slovenian: vrč	Serbian: tegla
Swedish: kruka, burk	Thai: ขวดโหล	Turkish: kavanoz,çömlek
Taiwanese: 大口玻璃或陶罐	Ukrainian: глек, глечик	Urdu: مرتبان
Vietnamese: bình	Chinese: 广口瓶或罐
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