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Meaning of jar

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

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

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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