jar

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈjär

: a widemouthed container made typically of earthenware or glass

a pottery jar

a cookie jar

: as much as a jar will hold

ate an entire jar of pickles

jarful

ˈjär-ˌfu̇l How to pronounce jar (audio)

noun

jar

2 of 4

verb

jarred; jarring

intransitive verb

: to have a harshly disagreeable or disconcerting effect

The noise jarred on her nerves.

a jarring experience

: to make a harsh or discordant sound

winced as the iron gate jarred against the sidewalk

: to be out of harmony

a course that jarred with his habitual feelings

George Eliot

specifically : bicker

: to undergo severe vibration

transitive verb

: to cause to jar: such as

: to affect disagreeably : unsettle

The violent opposition jarred his resolve.

: to make unstable or loose : shake

jar the ball free

jar

3 of 4

noun (2)

: a sudden or unexpected shake

jars and jolts

: an unsettling shock

gave her nerves a jar

: an unpleasant break or conflict in rhythm, flow, or transition

works persistently, swiftly, without jar

Sinclair Lewis

: a state or manifestation of discord or conflict

: a harsh grating sound

jar

4 of 4

noun (3)

archaic

: the position of being ajar

—usually used in the phrase on the jar

Kids Definition

jar 1 of 3

noun

ˈjär

: a usually glass or pottery container with a wide mouth

: the contents of a jar

We ate a jar of pickles.

jar

2 of 3

verb

jarred; jarring

: to shake or cause to shake hard

Jonas was jarred loose and thrown violently into the air.

Lois Lowry, The Giver

: to have a disagreeable effect The music jarred on my ears.

jar

3 of 3

noun

: jolt entry 2 sense 1 They felt the jar of the plane landing.

: shock entry 2 sense 1

… the sound of his voice went through me with a jar.

Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped

jar 1 of 2

noun

as in collision

a forceful coming together of two things this padded case should protect your laptop from the jars normally experienced while traveling

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

collision
thump
bump
slam
jolt
shock
impact
slap
pounding
jounce
crash
blow
kick
encounter
wallop
punch
smash
knock
concussion
buffet
contact
impingement
hit
licking
strike
hammering
touch
rap
thrashing
battering
bashing
clobbering
pummeling
meeting
bludgeoning
pummelling
lambasting

as in surprise

something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected the flow of her day was interrupted with the jar of an unexpected crisis

Synonyms & Similar Words

surprise
jolt
revelation
shock
bolt out of the blue
bombshell
bolt from the blue
stunner
kicker
surprize
thunderclap
twist
jaw-dropper
shocker
wrinkle
wonder
marvel
fillip
amazement
kick
eye-opener

as in scratch

a harsh grating sound the jar of a stuck car door

Synonyms & Similar Words

scratch
scrape
rasp
clash
creak
grind
clang
gargle
screech
clank
croak
blast
jangle
bray
scuff
clangor
bleat

jar

2 of 2

verb

as in to bicker

to express different opinions about something often angrily those two coworkers have such incompatible personalities that it's no wonder they constantly jar

Synonyms & Similar Words

bicker
quarrel
spat
fight
argue
clash
row
scrap
butt heads
tiff
fall out
bandy words
lock horns
dispute
brawl
wrangle
debate
brabble
squabble
controvert
object
hassle
contest
argufy
quibble
altercate
mix it up
tangle
discuss
challenge
cavil
dare
contend
protest
kick
fuss
defy
nitpick
consider

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

get along
accept
coexist
concur
agree
consent
assent

as in to clash

to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably the bright orange of the walls jars with the light pastels of the furnishings

Synonyms & Similar Words

clash
conflict
discord
collide
differ
disaccord
combat
grate
battle
disagree
gall
war (against)
fight
jangle
engage
dissent
chafe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

match
fit
blend
conform (to or with)
accord
correspond
harmonize
agree
concur
coincide
assent

单词	jar
释义	jar 1 of 4 noun (1) ˈjär 1 : a widemouthed container made typically of earthenware or glass a pottery jar a cookie jar 2 : as much as a jar will hold ate an entire jar of pickles jarful ˈjär-ˌfu̇l noun jar 2 of 4 verb jarred; jarring intransitive verb 1 a : to have a harshly disagreeable or disconcerting effect The noise jarred on her nerves. a jarring experience b : to make a harsh or discordant sound winced as the iron gate jarred against the sidewalk c : to be out of harmony a course that jarred with his habitual feelings George Eliot specifically : bicker 2 : to undergo severe vibration transitive verb : to cause to jar: such as a : to affect disagreeably : unsettle The violent opposition jarred his resolve. b : to make unstable or loose : shake jar the ball free jar 3 of 4 noun (2) 1 a : a sudden or unexpected shake jars and jolts b : an unsettling shock gave her nerves a jar c : an unpleasant break or conflict in rhythm, flow, or transition works persistently, swiftly, without jar Sinclair Lewis 2 a : a state or manifestation of discord or conflict b : a harsh grating sound jar 4 of 4 noun (3) archaic : the position of being ajar —usually used in the phrase on the jar Synonyms Verb altercate argue argufy bicker brabble brawl controvert dispute fall out fight hassle quarrel quibble row scrap spat squabble tiff wrangle Noun (2) bump collision concussion crash impact impingement jolt jounce kick shock slam smash strike wallop See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The loss jarred his confidence in the team. The earthquake jarred the tiles loose. The tiles jarred loose in the earthquake. Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle French jarre, from Old Occitan jarra, from Arabic jarra earthen water vessel Verb and Noun (2) probably of imitative origin Noun (3) alteration of earlier char turn, from Middle English — more at chare First Known Use Noun (1) 1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1526, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1b Noun (2) 1537, in the meaning defined at sense 2a Noun (3) 1674, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing jar mason jar canopic jar slop jar bell jar Leyden jar mason jar canopic jar slop jar bell jar Leyden jar Kids Definition jar 1 of 3 noun ˈjär 1 : a usually glass or pottery container with a wide mouth 2 : the contents of a jar We ate a jar of pickles. jar 2 of 3 verb jarred; jarring 1 : to shake or cause to shake hard Jonas was jarred loose and thrown violently into the air. Lois Lowry, The Giver 2 : to have a disagreeable effect The music jarred on my ears. jar 3 of 3 noun 1 : jolt entry 2 sense 1 They felt the jar of the plane landing. 2 : shock entry 2 sense 1 … the sound of his voice went through me with a jar. Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped jar 1 of 2 noun 1 as in collision a forceful coming together of two things this padded case should protect your laptop from the jars normally experienced while traveling Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance collision thump bump slam jolt shock impact slap pounding jounce crash blow kick encounter wallop punch smash knock concussion buffet contact impingement hit licking strike hammering touch rap thrashing battering bashing clobbering pummeling meeting bludgeoning pummelling lambasting 2 as in surprise something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected the flow of her day was interrupted with the jar of an unexpected crisis Synonyms & Similar Words surprise jolt revelation shock bolt out of the blue bombshell bolt from the blue stunner kicker surprize thunderclap twist jaw-dropper shocker wrinkle wonder marvel fillip amazement kick eye-opener 3 as in scratch a harsh grating sound the jar of a stuck car door Synonyms & Similar Words scratch scrape rasp clash creak grind clang gargle screech clank croak blast jangle bray scuff clangor bleat jar 2 of 2 verb 1 as in to bicker to express different opinions about something often angrily those two coworkers have such incompatible personalities that it's no wonder they constantly jar Synonyms & Similar Words bicker quarrel spat fight argue clash row scrap butt heads tiff fall out bandy words lock horns dispute brawl wrangle debate brabble squabble controvert object hassle contest argufy quibble altercate mix it up tangle discuss challenge cavil dare contend protest kick fuss defy nitpick consider Antonyms & Near Antonyms get along accept coexist concur agree consent assent See More 2 as in to clash to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably the bright orange of the walls jars with the light pastels of the furnishings Synonyms & Similar Words clash conflict discord collide differ disaccord combat grate battle disagree gall war (against) fight jangle engage dissent chafe Antonyms & Near Antonyms match fit blend conform (to or with) accord correspond harmonize agree concur coincide assent See More
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