jar

jar
jar1
noun
1》 a wide-mouthed cylindrical container made of glass or pottery.
2》 Brit. informal a glass of beer.
Origin
C16: from Fr. jarre, from Arab. jarra.
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jar2
verb (jars, jarring, jarred)
1》 send a painful or uncomfortable shock through (a part of the body).
    ↘strike against something with an unpleasant vibration or jolt.
2》 have a disturbing or incongruous effect.
noun an instance of jarring.
Derivatives
jarring adjective
jarringly adverb
Origin
C15 (as a noun in the sense 'disagreement, dispute'): prob. imitative.
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jar3
noun (in phr. on the jar) informal or dialect ajar.
Origin
C17: later form of obs. char 'turn' (see also ajar and charwoman).

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