- jar⇄expr. on the jar, slightly open; ajar.
Ex. I see Mrs. Bardell's street door on the jar (Dickens). - jar⇄jar (1), noun.
1. a deep container made of glass, earthenware, or stone, with a wide mouth and no spout. It sometimes has two handles, and is usually cylindrical in shape.
2. the amount that a jar can hold; jarful.
Ex. The boy claims th - jar⇄jar (2), verb, jarred,jarring,noun.
- jar⇄jar (3), noun.
a turn; turning. - jar⇄noun 1. a harsh vibration; shake; rattle.
Ex. The violin took an awful jar when it fell to the floor, but didn't break in its case.
2. a harsh, grating noise.
Ex. Bolt and bar Resumed their place with sullen jar (Scott).
3. a sl - jar⇄v.i. 1. to make a harsh, grating noise.
(SYN) scrape, grate.
2. to shake; rattle.
Ex. The windows jar when the wind blows.
3. to clash; quarrel; conflict.
Ex. We did not get on well together; our opinions always jarred. - jar⇄v.t. 1. to cause to shake or rattle; vibrate.
Ex. Your heavy footsteps jar my table. It [music] fills the vast pile and seems to jar the very walls (Washington Irving).
2. to have a harsh, unpleasant effect on; shock.
Ex. The children'