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jar in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. shock physically
    "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
    jar  shake up  bump around 
  2. be incompatible; be or come into conflict
    "These colors clash"
    clash  jar  collide 
  3. place in a cylindrical vessel
    "jar the jam"
    jar 
  4. affect in a disagreeable way
    "This play jarred the audience"
    jar 
  5. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
    jolt  jar 
noun
  1. a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
    jar 
  2. a sudden jarring impact
    "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
    jolt  jar  jounce  shock 
  3. the quantity contained in a jar
    "he drank a jar of beer"
    jar  jarful 
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