jar

jar1 [ dʒar ] noun *

1. ) count a glass container with a lid and a wide opening at the top, especially one in which food is sold or kept:

Please buy a big jar of pickles when you go to the store.

the peanut butter jar

a ) the food contained in a jar or the amount that a jar contains:

half a jar of instant coffee

b ) a clay container used for storing drink or food:

a pottery jar

2. ) singular the force of two solid things knocking into each other

jar

jar 2 [ dʒar ] verb

1. ) intransitive or transitive to push something firmly and suddenly against something else, usually accidentally:

I must have jarred my shoulder playing basketball.

2. ) intransitive jar with to be unpleasant or not appropriate in a particular place or situation:

One of his comments jarred with the informality of the occasion.

3. ) intransitive or transitive to shock someone