jar Definition

jar¹
noun

1. A wide-mouthed cylindrical container, usually made of glass

Thesaurus: crock, pot, can, container, flagon, vase, vessel, jug, urn, mug, bottle, amphora, ewer.
2. A jarful.
3. colloq
A glass of beer.

Etymology: 16c: from French jarre, from Arabic jarrah earthenware vessel.

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jar²
verb jarred, jarring

intr
1. To have a harsh effect; to grate.
tr & intr
2. To jolt or vibrate.

Thesaurus: rattle, shake, upset, rock, agitate, disturb, bounce, jounce, jiggle, bang, slam.
tr & intr
3. To make or cause something to make a harsh sound.
intr
4. To clash or conflict with it.

Example: buildings that jar with the environment
Form: jar with something (especially)

noun

1. A jarring sensation, shock or jolt.

Derivative: jarring
adj

Having a harsh effect; strikingly out of place
Thesaurus: discordant, unharmonious, dissonant, grating, irritating, rasping, jangling, strident.

Having a jolting effect
Thesaurus: jolting, unsettling, bumpy, rough, shaking; Antonym: firm, steadying.

A jolt or impact

Derivative: jarringly
adverb

Etymology: 16c: imitating the sound or effect.