Jar - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dʒɑːr|  American pronunciation of the word jar
Brit.  |dʒɑː|  British pronunciation of the word jar

noun

- a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
- the quantity contained in a jar
he drank a jar of beer
- a sudden jarring impact (syn: jolt, jounce, shock)
all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers

verb

- be incompatible; be or come into conflict (syn: clash, collide)
- move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion (syn: jolt)
- shock physically (syn: shake up)
- affect in a disagreeable way
This play jarred the audience
- place in a cylindrical vessel
jar the jam

Extra examples

The loss jarred his confidence in the team.

The earthquake jarred the tiles loose.

The tiles jarred loose in the earthquake.

He advised her against it, because the jar was too great.

The interests of those organizations always jar.

We were everlastingly jarring and saying disagreeable things to each other.

We'd had a few jars down the pub.

His enthusiasm jarred.

His words jarred Harriet.

The screaming was starting to jar on my nerves.

Alice landed badly, jarring her ankle.

There was a modern lamp that jarred with the rest of the room.

Once or twice a family jar put two households at war.

Hot morning. Care for a jar? They keep good beer.

This play jarred the audience

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: jar
he/she/it: jars
present participle: jarring
past tense: jarred
past participle: jarred
noun
singular: jar
plural: jars
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