jar

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jar

The cook stores the fresh honey in a glass jar.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A sudden, sharp, and often unpleasant physical shock or vibration: A jar is a jolt or shake that is felt physically.
    • A wide-mouthed cylindrical container, typically made of glass or earthenware: A jar is a vessel used for storing food or other items.
    • The contents or quantity held by such a container: A jar can refer to the amount something a jar contains.

  2. Verb:

    • To cause a sudden, unpleasant jolt or shock: To jar is to have a harsh, shaking, or disturbing impact, either physically or emotionally.
    • To strike or vibrate with a harsh, grating sound or sensation: To jar can mean to produce a discordant or unpleasant effect on the senses.
    • To be in conflict or disagreement; to clash: To jar means to be incompatible or not in harmony.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The car hit a pothole with a violent jar.
    • She stored the homemade pickles in a large glass jar.
    • He ate an entire jar of peanut butter in one week.

  • Verb:

    • The loud explosion jarred the entire building.
    • Her shrill voice jars on my nerves.
    • His modern furniture jars with the classical architecture of the room.
Advanced Usage

  • "to be on the jar": (archaic/idiomatic) to be slightly open.

    • The door was left on the jar.

  • "to jar loose": to cause something to become detached or dislodged through shaking or impact.

    • The impact jarred the bolt loose from its socket.
Variants and Related Words
  • Jarring (adj): causing a physical or emotional shock; incongruous or disturbing.
    • The jarring noise of the alarm woke everyone up.
  • Jarful (n): the amount a jar can hold.
    • She added a jarful of water to the mixture.
Synonyms
  • Noun (container): pot, crock, vessel.
  • Noun (impact): jolt, shock, bump.
  • Verb (to shock): jolt, shake, disturb.
  • Verb (to clash): conflict, disagree, grate.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Jar against: to strike or rub against something with a harsh, grating motion or sound.
    • The rusty gate jarred against the stone post.
  • Jar on: to have an irritating or unpleasant effect on someone or something.
    • His constant complaining jars on my patience.
Related Idioms
  • A jarring note: something that is out of place and disrupts harmony.
    • The bright pink sculpture was a jarring note in the otherwise serene garden.
  • To jar the memory: to suddenly stimulate a memory, often an unpleasant one.
    • The smell of disinfectant jarred a painful memory of the hospital.
jar

The cook stores the fresh honey in a glass jar.

Noun
  1. a sudden jarring impact
    • the door closed with a jolt
    • all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers
  2. the quantity contained in a jar
    • he drank a jar of beer
  3. a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
Verb
  1. place in a cylindrical vessel
    • jar the jam
  2. affect in a disagreeable way
    • This play jarred the audience
  3. shock physically
    • Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game
  4. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
  5. be incompatible; be or come into conflict
    • These colors clash

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