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jar 1  (jär)
n.
1. A cylindrical glass or earthenware vessel with a wide mouth and usually no handles.
2. The amount that a jar can hold.
3. Chiefly British A glass of beer.
tr.v. jarred, jar·ring, jars
To put into a jar.

[Middle English jarre, a liquid measure, from Old French (from Provençal jarra) and from Medieval Latin jarra, both from Arabic jarra, earthen jar, from jarra, to draw, pull; see grr in Semitic roots.]

jarful n.

jar 2  (jär)
v. jarred, jar·ring, jars
v.intr.
1. To make or utter a harsh sound.
2. To be disturbing or irritating; grate: The incessant talking jarred on my nerves.
3. To shake or shiver from impact.
4. To clash or conflict: "We ourselves . . . often jar with the landscape" (Isak Dinesen).
v.tr.
1. To bump or cause to move or shake from impact.
2. To startle or unsettle; shock.
n.
1. A jolt; a shock. See Synonyms at collision.
2. Harsh or grating sound; discord.

[Perhaps of imitative origin.]

jarring·ly adv.

jar1
n
1. a wide-mouthed container that is usually cylindrical, made of glass or earthenware, and without handles
2. Also jarful the contents or quantity contained in a jar
3. Brit informal a glass of alcoholic drink, esp beer to have a jar with someone
4. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) Obsolete a measure of electrical capacitance
[from Old French jarre, from Old Provençal jarra, from Arabic jarrah large earthen vessel]

jar2
vb jars, jarring, jarred
1. to vibrate or cause to vibrate
2. to make or cause to make a harsh discordant sound
3. (often foll by on) to have a disturbing or painful effect (on the nerves, mind, etc.)
4. (intr) to disagree; clash
n
1. a jolt or shock
2. a harsh discordant sound
[probably of imitative origin; compare Old English cearran to creak]
jarring  adj
jarringly  adv

jar3
n
on a (or the) jar (of a door) slightly open; ajar
[C17 (in the sense: turn): from earlier char, from Old English cierran to turn; see ajar1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jar - a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handlesjar - a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
amphora - an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine
beaker - a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry
canopic jar, canopic vase - a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body
cookie jar, cooky jar - a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is hidden)
earthenware jar, crock - an earthen jar (made of baked clay)
cruse - small jar; holds liquid (oil or water)
jamjar, jampot - a jar for holding jellies or preserves
lid - a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.; "he raised the piano lid"
Mason jar - a glass jar with an air-tight screw top; used in home canning
mouth - the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth"
vase - an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
2.jar - the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer"
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
3.jar - a sudden jarring impactjar - a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
Verb1.jar - be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash"
conflict - be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!"
2.jar - move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
3.jar - shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
4.jar - affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience"
impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
5.jar - place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam"
lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

jar1
noun pot, container, flask, receptacle, vessel, drum, vase, jug, pitcher, urn, crock, canister, repository, decanter, carafe, flagon We saved each season's harvest in clear glass jars.

jar2
verb
1. (usually with on) irritate, grind, clash, annoy, offend, rattle, gall, nettle, jangle, irk, grate on, get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), piss you off (taboo slang), discompose The least bit of discord seemed to jar on his nerves.
2. (sometimes with with) clash, conflict, contrast, differ, disagree, interfere, contend, collide, oppose They had always been complementary and their temperaments seldom jarred.
3. jolt, rock, shake, disturb, bump, rattle, grate, agitate, vibrate, rasp, convulse The impact jarred his arm, right up to the shoulder.
noun
drink, cup, glass, taste, swallow, sip, draught, gulp, swig (informal), snifter (informal) a few jars of their favourite tipple
Translations
jar1 [dʒɑːʳ] N (= container) → tarro m, bote m; (= jug) (gen) → jarra f; (large) → tinaja f
to have a jartomar un trago or una copa
jar2 [dʒɑːʳ]
A. N
1. (= jolt) → sacudida f, choque m
2. (fig) (= shock) → conmoción f, sorpresa f desagradable
it gave me a jarme dejó de piedra
B. VT
1. (= jog) → tocar
he must have jarred the cameraha debido de mover la cámara
somebody jarred my elbowalguien me dio en el codo
2. (= shake) → sacudir, hacer vibrar
I've jarred my backme he lastimado la espalda
3. (fig) → afectar, impresionar
C. VI (= clash) [colours, sounds] → desentonar; [opinions] → chocar (with con) to jar on sb's nervesponer a algn los nervios de punta
to jar on sb's earslastimar a algn el oído

jar [ˈdʒɑːr]
n
(= glass container) → bocal m
an empty jar → un bocal vide
[jam, honey] → pot m; [coffee] → pot m
a jar of honey → un pot de miel
vi
(= clash) [colours, styles] → détonner, jurer
The contrasting styles jarred → Les styles très différents détonnaient.
to jar with sth → jurer avec qch
(= be disturbing) [words, treatment] → heurter
(= shake) → vibrer
vt
(= hurt) to jar one's shoulder → se faire mal à l'épaule
jar on
vt fus (= sound unpleasant to) [+ person] → agacer
Sometimes a light remark jarred on her father → Parfois une légère remarque agaçait son père.

jar1
n
(for jam etc) → Glas nt; (without handle) → Topf m, → Gefäß nt
(Brit inf: = drink) → Bierchen nt (inf); fancy a jar?kommst du (mit) auf ein Bierchen? (inf)

jar2
n
(= jolt)Ruck m; he/his neck got quite a jar in the accidenter/sein Hals hat bei dem Autounfall einen schweren Stoß abbekommen
(fig)Schock m
vi
(= grate: metal etc) → kreischen, quietschen; to jar against somethingauf etw (dat)quietschen or kreischen
(= be out of harmony) (note)schauerlich klingen; (colours, patterns)sich beißen (inf), → nicht harmonieren (with mit); (ideas, opinions)sich nicht vertragen, nicht harmonieren (with mit)
vt building etc, brainerschüttern; back, kneesich (dat)stauchen; (= jolt continuously)durchrütteln; (fig)einen Schock versetzen (+dat); he must have jarred the cameraer muss mit dem Fotoapparat gewackelt haben; someone jarred my elbowjemand hat mir an den or mich am Ellbogen gestoßen; the sight of this jarred my memorydieser Anblick rüttelte alte Erinnerungen wach

jar1 [dʒɑːʳ] n (container) → vasetto; (of glass) → barattolo; (of earthenware) → vaso
jar2 [dʒɑːʳ]
1. vi (clash, sounds) → stridere
to jar (with) (colours) → stonare (con) (opinions) → discordare (da)
to jar on sb's nerves → dare ai nervi a qc
to jar on sb's ears → dar fastidio alle orecchie di qc
2. vt (also) (fig) → scuotere; (elbow) → urtare
3. n (jolt) → scossa, scossone m (fig) → colpo, scossone

jar1
n jar [dʒaː]
a kind of bottle made of glass or pottery, with a wide mouth She poured the jam into large jars; jam-jars. kruik, fles, pot جَرَّه буркан (zavařovací) sklenice; džbán krukke; -krukke das Gefäß γυάλινο βάζο tarro, bote purk شیشه؛ بستو purkki pot צִנצֶנֶת मर्तबान staklenka korsó botol krukka giara, vaso 広口びん (유리 또는 질그릇의 아가리가 넓은) 병, 단지 stiklainis burka balang pot glass, krukke słój pote oală, borcan банка pohár na zaváranie vrč tegla kruka, burk ขวดโหล kavanoz, çömlek 大口玻璃或陶罐廣口瓶 глек, глечик مرتبان bình 广

jar2
v jar [dʒaː]
1 (withon) to have a harsh and startling effect (on) Her sharp voice jarred on my ears. knars, tril يُحْدِثُ صَوْتا مُزْعِجا дразня skřípat skurre weh tun πειράζω, ερεθίζω chirriar, discordar (kõrva) riivama اثر ناخوشایند داشتن ärsyttää écorcher לִצרוֹם खटकना vrijeđati kome uho sért menghantam nísta urtare 耳ざわりである 귀에 거슬리는 소리를 내다 rėžti griezīgi skanēt menyakitkan telinga knarsen skrape, skurre drażnić vibrar a irita, a zgâria раздражать škrípať, vŕzgať praskati parati gnissla, skära รบกวน bozuk ve çatlak ses çıkartmak 發出刺耳聲且令人不舒服發出刺耳聲 дратувати, справляти неприємне враження جسم میں لرزش پیدا کرنا gây cảm giác khó chịu
2 to give a shock to The car accident had jarred her nerves. skok يَصْدُم ، يُثير الأعصاب раздрусвам rozrušit ryste erschüttern αναστατώνω, προκαλώ σοκ chocar, afectar, impresionar vapustama یکه خوردن؛ لرزاندن järkyttää ébranler לְזַעֲזֵע कर्कश लगना, धक्का लगना vrijeđati idegileg kikészít; idegeire megy mengejutkan koma illa við scuotere 衝撃を与える ...에 충격을 주다 sukrėsti satricināt; satriekt memeranjatkan schokken skake opp, ryste wstrząsnąć, `zszarpać abalar a zgâlţâi вызывать потрясение otriasť, šokovať pretresti potresti skaka, chocka ทำให้ตกใจ; ทำให้สะดุ้ง sarsmak, kötü etkilemek 震驚 шокувати ناگوار طور پر مرتعش کرنا gây chấn động
adj jarring
startling or harsh The orange curtains with the purple carpet had a jarring effect. verbluffende, ontstellende مُثير، مُتَنافِر шокиращ nesouladný stødende unangenehm εκνευριστικός, ενοχλητικός, αταίριαστος discordante räige زننده؛ تکان دهنده ärsyttävä discordant צוֹרֶם कर्कश neskladan, iznenađujuć csikorgó keras eiga illa saman discordante 不調和な 귀에 거슬리는 nesiderinantis, besipjaunantis disonējošs, nesaskanošs tidak harmoni onharmonieus rystende, skurrende rażący surpreendente dis­cordant раздражающий neladiť (spolu), biť sa (obraz.) kričeč neskladan skärande น่าตกใจ; น่าใจหาย şaşırtıcı 令人震驚的,刺耳的刺耳的 різкий; дратівливий بھونڈا làm khó chịu

jar برطمان skleněná dóza krukke Einmachglas βάζο tarro lasipurkki bocal staklenka vasetto (아가리가 넓은) 병 pot krukke słój pote банка burk ขวด kavanoz lọ


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