Jar | Mean of jar in English Dictionary

/ˈʤɑɚ/

• Noun
• a glass container that has a wide opening and usually a lid
1. a pickle jar
• a clay container that has a wide opening
1. a pottery jar
• the amount of something inside a jar
1. We ate an entire jar of pickles.
• Verb

• to have a harsh or unpleasant effect on someone or something
1. The loud music jarred on my ears.
2. The attack jarred [=shook, rattled] her sense of security.
3. The loss jarred his confidence in the team.
• to hit or shake (something) forcefully
1. The earthquake jarred the tiles loose.
2. He jarred [=knocked] the ball from his opponent's hands.
3. The tiles jarred loose in the earthquake.
• to make (someone) feel uneasy
1. Visitors are often jarred [=unsettled] by the conditions at the hospital.
• to look bad or ugly together
1. The two colors of the wallpaper jar [=clash] (with each other).