JARS
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Definition
noun
- An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
- A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
- A jar and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.
verb
- To preserve (food) in a jar.
noun
- A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality.
- A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.
- (by extension) A sense of alarm or dismay.
- The effect of something contradictory or discordant; a clash.
- A disagreement, a dispute, a quarrel; contention, discord; quarrelling.
verb
- To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.“He hit it with a hammer, hoping he could jar it loose.”
- To harm or injure by such action.
- To shock or surprise.“I think the accident jarred him, as he hasn’t got back in a car since.”
- To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
- To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.“The clashing notes jarred on my ears.”
Source: Wiktionary
