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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.]
jar′ful′ n.
jar 2
(jär)v. jarred, jar·ring, jars
v.intr.
1.
a. To cause shaking or vibrations: The ride over the old road was jarring.
b. To shake or vibrate from an impact or impacts: "The gallery jarred with a quick, heavy tramp" (Robert Louis Stevenson).
2. To be disturbing or irritating; grate: The incessant talking jarred on my nerves.
3. To be out of harmony; clash or conflict: The curtains jar with the rest of the room.
v.tr.
1. To cause to shake or vibrate from impact: The ride on the donkey jarred my bones.
2. To startle or unsettle; shock: The alarm jarred him out of sleep.
n.
A jolt; a shock.
[Perhaps of imitative origin.]
jar′ring·ly adv.
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jar
(dʒɑː)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. informal Brit a glass of alcoholic drink, esp beer: to have a jar with someone.
4. (Electrical Engineering) obsolete a measure of electrical capacitance
[C16: from Old French jarre, from Old Provençal jarra, from Arabic jarrah large earthen vessel]
jar
(dʒɑː)vb, jars, jarring or 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
5. a jolt or shock
6. a harsh discordant sound
[C16: probably of imitative origin; compare Old English cearran to creak]
ˈjarring adj
ˈjarringly adv
jar
(dʒɑː)n
on a jar on the jar (of a door) slightly open; ajar
[C17 (in the sense: turn): from earlier char, from Old English cierran to turn; see ajar1]
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jar1
(dʒɑr)n.
1. a broad-mouthed container, usu. cylindrical and of glass or earthenware.
2. the quantity such a container can hold.
[1585–95; < Middle French jarre < Old Provençal jarra < Arabic jarrah earthen water vessel]
jar2
(dʒɑr)v. jarred, jar•ring,
n. v.t.
1. to have a sudden and unpleasant effect on: The sudden noise jarred me.
2. to cause to vibrate or shake: The explosion jarred several buildings.
3. to cause to sound discordantly.
v.i. 4. to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, etc.
5. to produce a harsh, grating sound; sound discordantly.
6. to vibrate or shake; rattle.
7. to conflict, clash, or disagree.
n. 8. a jolt or shake, as from concussion.
9. a sudden unpleasant effect upon the mind, feelings, or senses; shock.
10. a harsh sound.
11. a quarrel or disagreement, esp. a minor one.
[1520–30; probably imitative; compare chirr]
jar′ring•ly, adv.
jar3
(dʒɑr)n.
Archaic. a turn or turning.
Idioms: on the jar, partly opened; ajar.
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jar
Past participle: jarred
Gerund: jarring
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| Noun | 1. |  jar - a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handlesamphora - 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) 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 impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers" | |
| Verb | 1. | 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" | |
| 4. | jar - affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience" | |
| 5. | jar - place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam" |
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jar
1noun 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.
jar
2verb
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.
noun
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jar
verbTo fail to be in accord:
Idiom: go counter to.
Violent forcible contact between two or more things:
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Translations
بَرْطَمَانٌجَرَّهيُحْدِثُ صَوْتا مُزْعِجايَصْدُم ، يُثير الأعصاب
skleniceskřípatdžbánrozrušit
krukkerysteskurre=-krukke
lasipurkkipurkkiruukkutölkki
staklenkategla
koma illa viîkrukkanísta
瓶
(아가리가 넓은) 병
burkagriezīgi skanētsatricinātsatriekt
pohár na zaváranie
vrč
burk
เหยือก
lọ
jar
1 [dʒɑːʳ] N (= container) → tarro m, bote m; (= jug) (gen) → jarra f; (large) → tinaja fto have a jar → tomar un trago or una copa
jar
2 [dʒɑːʳ]A. N
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
jar
[ˈdʒɑːr] n
vi
(= clash) [colours, styles] → détonner, jurer
The contrasting styles jarred → Les styles très différents détonnaient.
to jar with sth → jurer avec qch
The contrasting styles jarred → Les styles très différents détonnaient.
to jar with sth → jurer avec qch
(= be disturbing) [words, treatment] → heurter
(= shake) → vibrer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
jar
1n
jar
2n
(= jolt) → Ruck m; he/his neck got quite a jar in the accident → er/sein Hals hat bei dem Autounfall einen schweren Stoß abbekommen
(fig) → Schock m
vi
(= grate: metal etc) → kreischen, quietschen; to jar against something → auf 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, brain → erschüttern; back, knee → sich (dat) → stauchen; (= jolt continuously) → durchrütteln; (fig) → einen Schock versetzen (+dat); he must have jarred the camera → er muss mit dem Fotoapparat gewackelt haben; someone jarred my elbow → jemand hat mir an den or mich am Ellbogen gestoßen; the sight of this jarred my memory → dieser Anblick rüttelte alte Erinnerungen wach
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
jar
1 [dʒɑːʳ] n (container) → vasetto; (of glass) → barattolo; (of earthenware) → vasojar
2 [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
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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
jar1
(dʒaː) noun a kind of bottle made of glass or pottery, with a wide mouth. She poured the jam into large jars; jam-jars.
jar2
(dʒaː) – past tense, past participle jarred – verb1. (with on) to have a harsh and startling effect (on). Her sharp voice jarred on my ears.
2. to give a shock to. The car accident had jarred her nerves.
ˈjarring adjective startling or harsh. The orange curtains with the purple carpet had a jarring effect.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
jar
→ بَرْطَمَانٌ sklenice krukke Einmachglas βάζο tarro lasipurkki bocal staklenka vasetto 瓶 (아가리가 넓은) 병 pot krukke słój pote банка burk เหยือก kavanoz lọ 罐Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
jar
n. jarro, frasco, pomo, recipiente de cristal.
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