Jar

9 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jar \Jar\ (j[aum]r), n. [See {Ajar}.]
     A turn.
  
     Note: [Only in phrase.]
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     {On the jar}, on the turn, ajar, as a door.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jar \Jar\, v. t.
     1. To cause a short, tremulous motion of, to cause to
        tremble, as by a sudden shock or blow; to shake; to shock;
        as, to jar the earth; to jar one's faith.
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     2. To tick; to beat; to mark or tell off. [Obs.]
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              My thoughts are minutes, and with sighs they jar
              Their watches on unto mine eyes.      --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jar \Jar\ (j[aum]r), n. [F. jarre, Sp. jarra, from Ar. jarrah
     ewer; cf. Pers. jarrah.]
     1. A deep, broad-mouthed vessel of earthenware or glass, for
        holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental
        purposes; as, a jar of honey; a rose jar. --Dryden.
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     2. The measure of what is contained in a jar; as, a jar of
        oil; a jar of preserves.
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     {Bell jar}, {Leyden jar}. See in the Vocabulary.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jar \Jar\, n.
     1. A rattling, tremulous vibration or shock; a shake; a harsh
        sound; a discord; as, the jar of a train; the jar of harsh
        sounds.
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     2. Clash of interest or opinions; collision; discord; debate;
        slight disagreement.
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              And yet his peace is but continual jar. --Spenser.
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              Cease, cease these jars, and rest your minds in
              peace.                                --Shak.
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     3. A regular vibration, as of a pendulum.
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              I love thee not a jar of the clock.   --Shak.
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     4. pl. In deep well boring, a device resembling two long
        chain links, for connecting a percussion drill to the rod
        or rope which works it, so that the drill is driven down
        by impact and is jerked loose when jammed.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jar \Jar\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jarred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Jarring}.] [Cf. OE. charken to creak, AS. cearcian to gnash,
     F. jars a gander, L. garrire to chatter, prate, OHG. kerran
     to chatter, croak, G. quarren to grumble, and E. jargon,
     ajar.]
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     1. To give forth a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to
        sound harshly or discordantly; as, the notes jarred on my
        ears.
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              When such strings jar, what hope of harmony ?
                                                    --Shak.
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              A string may jar in the best master's hand.
                                                    --Roscommon.
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     2. To act in opposition or disagreement; to clash; to
        interfere; to quarrel; to dispute.
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              When those renowned noble peers Greece
              Through stubborn pride among themselves did jar.
                                                    --Spenser.
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              For orders and degrees
              Jar not with liberty, but well consist. --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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: {jarful}]
       3: a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt" [syn: {jolt},
           {jounce}]
       v 1: be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors
            clash" [syn: {clash}, {collide}]
       2: move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion [syn: {jolt}]
       3: shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
          [syn: {shake up}, {bump around}]
       4: affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the
          audience"
       5: place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam"
       [also: {jarring}, {jarred}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  217 Moby Thesaurus words for "jar":
     Babel, Discordia, Eris, agitate, agitation, agree to disagree, bag,
     barrel, basket, be at cross-purposes, be at variance, belch, blare,
     blat, bob, bobble, bottle, bounce, bowl down, bowl over, box,
     box up, bray, break, break off, bump, burr, buzz, cackle, calabash,
     can, canteen, capsule, carafe, carboy, carton, case, cask, caster,
     caw, chatter, chirr, clamor, clang, clangor, clank, clash,
     clashing, collide, collision, concussion, conflict, contention,
     contradict, counter, crash, crate, craunch, croak, cruet, crump,
     crunch, cruse, decanter, demijohn, didder, differ,
     differ in opinion, disaccord, disaffinity, disagree,
     discombobulate, discompose, disconcert, discord, discordance,
     discordancy, disharmony, disquiet, dissent, disturb, disturbance,
     dither, do up, electrify, encase, encyst, enmity, ewer, falter,
     fifth, flacon, flagon, flask, flasket, fluctuation, flurry,
     fluster, flutter, friction, frighten, fuss, gourd, grate, grate on,
     grimace, grind, groan, growl, grumble, hamper, harshness,
     have an ague, hipflask, hit a clinker, hold opposite views,
     hot-water bottle, hustle, incompatibility, incompatibleness,
     inharmoniousness, inharmony, irritate, jactitate, jangle,
     jangle the nerves, jar on, jerk, jeroboam, jig, jigget, jiggle,
     jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, jounce, jug, jump, lota, magnum,
     mere noise, mischief, mismatch, mismate, misunderstand one another,
     mussuk, negate, noise, noncooperation, not get along, object, olla,
     open conflict, pack, package, parcel, perturb, phial, pot,
     pull different ways, put on edge, put up, quake, quaver, quiver,
     rasp, rattle, rictus, rock, rub, ruffle, sack, scranch, scrape,
     scratch, scrunch, shake, shake up, shiver, shock, shudder, smash,
     snarl, snore, stagger, start, startle, stir, stoup,
     strained relations, stun, sway, take aback, tank, tension, tic,
     tin, tremble, tremor, trouble, turn, twang, twitch, twitter,
     unharmoniousness, unpleasantness, unsettle, unstring, untune,
     upset, vacuum bottle, vary, vial, vibrate, vibration, wobble
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  JAR
       Java Archive (Java)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  jar
       
          {Java archive}