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

jars 1 of 2

noun

plural of jar

as in collisions

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

collisions
thumps
contacts
bumps
shocks
jolts
impacts
jounces
encounters
slams
crashes
punches
buffets
hits
blows
kicks
wallops
concussions
smashes
knocks
raps
slaps
impingements
lickings
touches
strikes
batterings
meetings
thrashings
bashings

as in surprises

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

surprises
revelations
bolts out of the blue
shocks
jolts
bombshells
stunners
bolts from the blue
jaw-droppers
thunderclaps
twists
marvels
wonders
shockers
surprizes
wrinkles
kickers
fillips
amazements
eye-openers
kicks

as in scrapes

a harsh grating sound the jar of a stuck car door

Synonyms & Similar Words

scrapes
scratches
rasps
clashes
creaks
grinds
clangs
jangles
clanks
gargles
screeches
croaks
blasts
clangors
scuffs
brays
bleats

jars

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jar

as in bickers

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

bickers
quarrels
rows
fights
clashes
scraps
argues
locks horns
disputes
brawls
tiffs
butts heads
squabbles
wrangles
spats
falls out
controverts
brabbles
debates
bandies words
objects
altercates
hassles
quibbles
contests
argufies
discusses
mixes it up
tangles
cavils
challenges
contends
protests
dares
kicks
defies
fusses
nitpicks
considers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

accepts
coexists
consents
gets along
agrees
concurs
assents

as in clashes

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

clashes
conflicts
discords
collides
disaccords
differs
jangles
battles
galls
grates
disagrees
fights
combats
wars (against)
dissents
engages
chafes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

matches
conforms (to or with)
blends
fits
accords
corresponds
harmonizes
agrees
coincides
concurs
assents

单词	jars
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 jars 1 of 2 noun plural of jar 1 as in collisions 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 collisions thumps contacts bumps shocks jolts impacts jounces encounters slams crashes punches buffets hits blows kicks wallops concussions smashes knocks raps slaps impingements lickings touches strikes batterings meetings thrashings bashings 2 as in surprises 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 surprises revelations bolts out of the blue shocks jolts bombshells stunners bolts from the blue jaw-droppers thunderclaps twists marvels wonders shockers surprizes wrinkles kickers fillips amazements eye-openers kicks 3 as in scrapes a harsh grating sound the jar of a stuck car door Synonyms & Similar Words scrapes scratches rasps clashes creaks grinds clangs jangles clanks gargles screeches croaks blasts clangors scuffs brays bleats jars 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of jar 1 as in bickers 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 bickers quarrels rows fights clashes scraps argues locks horns disputes brawls tiffs butts heads squabbles wrangles spats falls out controverts brabbles debates bandies words objects altercates hassles quibbles contests argufies discusses mixes it up tangles cavils challenges contends protests dares kicks defies fusses nitpicks considers Antonyms & Near Antonyms accepts coexists consents gets along agrees concurs assents See More 2 as in clashes 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 clashes conflicts discords collides disaccords differs jangles battles galls grates disagrees fights combats wars (against) dissents engages chafes Antonyms & Near Antonyms matches conforms (to or with) blends fits accords corresponds harmonizes agrees coincides concurs assents See More
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