jar (verb)
1jar — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ storage ▪ airtight, sealed ▪ mason (AmE), screw top (esp. BrE) ▪ sterilized (esp. BrE) …
2jar — Ⅰ. jar [1] ► NOUN 1) a wide mouthed cylindrical container made of glass or pottery. 2) Brit. informal a glass of beer. ORIGIN French jarre, from Arabic. Ⅱ. jar [2] ► …
3jar|gon — jar|gon1 «JAHR guhn, gon», noun, verb. –n. 1. confused, meaningless talk or writing; gibberish: »Some of the contributions…are so badly written, so muddled and full of jargon, that an editorial attempt to reduce the chaos and translate into… …
4jar|gon|ize — «JAHR guh nyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.i. to talk jargon or a jargon. –v.t. to translate into jargon. 1. to bring or put by means of jargon …
5jar|o|vize — «YAHR uh vyz», transitive verb, vized, viz|ing. = vernalize. (Cf. ↑vernalize) Also, iarovize, yarovize. ╂[< Russian yarovoe spring grain + English ize] …
6jar against — verb collide violently with an obstacle I ran into the telephone pole • Syn: ↑run into, ↑bump into, ↑butt against, ↑knock against • Hypernyms: ↑hit, ↑strike, ↑ …
7jar — I. verb (jarred; jarring) Etymology: probably of imitative origin Date: 1526 intransitive verb 1. a. to make a harsh or discordant sound b. to have a harshly disagreeable or disconcerting effect c. to be out of harmony; specifically …
8jar — I UK [dʒɑː(r)] / US [dʒɑr] noun Word forms jar : singular jar plural jars * 1) [countable] a glass container with a lid and a wide top, especially one in which food is sold or kept a jar of marmalade a) the food contained in a jar, or the amount… …
9jar — 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… …
10jar — 1 noun (C) 1 a round glass container with a wide lid, used for storing food such as jam 1 (1) and honey (1) 2 the amount of food, drink, etc contained in a jar: half a jar of peanut butter 3 (singular) the shock of two things hitting each other,… …
