jar1
n.
- a wide-mouthed cylindrical container made of glass or pottery.
- Brit. informal a glass of beer.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. jarre, from Arab. jarra.
jar2
v.
(jars, jarring, jarred)
- send a painful or uncomfortable shock through (a part of the body).
▸strike against something with an unpleasant vibration or jolt.
- have a disturbing or incongruous effect.
n.
an instance of jarring.
Derivative
- jarring adj.
- jarringly adv.
Etymology
C15 (as a noun in the sense ‘disagreement, dispute’): prob. imitative.
jar3
n.
(
in phr. on the jar)
informal or
dialect ajar.
Etymology
C17: later form of obs. char ‘turn’ (see also ajar and charwoman).