jar

jar¹ [dʒa: US dʒa:r] n

[Date: 1500-1600; : Old Provençal; Origin: jarra, from Arabic jarrah 'pot for carrying water']

1.) a glass container with a wide top and a lid, used for storing food such as ↑jam or ↑honey, or the amount it contains

▪ a jam jar

▪ half a jar of peanut butter

2.) a container made of clay, stone etc used especially in the past for keeping food or drink in

3.) BrE informal a glass of beer

▪ We'd had a few jars down the pub.

jar ²

jar² v past tense and past participle jarred present participle jarring

[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Probably from the sound]

1.) [I and T]

to make someone feel annoyed or shocked

▪ His enthusiasm jarred.

▪ His words jarred Harriet.

jar on

▪ The screaming was starting to jar on my nerves .

2.) [I and T]

to shake or hit something in a way that damages it or makes it loose

▪ Alice landed badly, jarring her ankle.

3.)

to be different in style or appearance from something else and therefore look strange

jar with

▪ There was a modern lamp that jarred with the rest of the room.

>jarring[i] adj