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[ noun ] a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles

Used in print

(Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)

`` Why , Winston '' , she 'd cry , `` I just_now saw you eating it out of the jar '' !

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[ verb ] move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

Synonyms

jolt

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

The Texans made themselves a comforting break on the opening kickoff when Denver 's Al_Carmichael was jarred loose from the ball when Dave_Grayson , the speedy halfback , hit him and Guard Al_Reynolds claimed it for Dallas .

Related terms

move jolt

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[ verb ] be incompatible; be or come into conflict

Synonyms

collide clash

Examples

"These colors clash"

Used in print

(George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)

For another second or two he gave_in to the annoyance that was directed at himself ; then his mind moved_on to be confronted by something far more serious , and as the thought expanded , the implications jarred him .

Related terms

conflict collision

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[ verb ] affect in a disagreeable way

Examples

"This play jarred the audience"

Related terms

affect

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[ verb ] place in a cylindrical vessel

Examples

"jar the jam"

Related terms

situate put

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[ verb ] shock physically

Examples

"Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"

Related terms

move

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[ noun ] the quantity contained in a jar

Synonyms

jarful

Examples

"he drank a jar of beer"

Related terms

containerful

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[ noun ] a sudden impact

Synonyms

jolt jounce

Examples

"the door closed with a jolt"

Related terms

bump jolt

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