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