jar
/d͡ʒɑɹ/ verb C2- 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.
- To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck.
- Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent.
He/she/it jars · Past jarred · Past participle jarred · -ing form jarring
Verb forms
- Base form
- jar
- He/she/it
- jars
- Past
- jarred
- Past participle
- jarred
- -ing form
- jarring
From the library
As it was, the jar made her catch her breath and wonder what had happened; and Toto put his cold little nose into her face and whined dismally.
A NUMBER of Flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been overturned in a housekeeper’s room, and placing their feet in it, ate greedily.
Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly.
The head was lying a little clear of the water jar, under the curve of it; and, as his teeth met, Rikki braced his back against the bulge of the red earthenware to hold down the head.
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