jar

n.

1. A cylindrical glass or earthenware vessel with a wide mouth and usually no handles.
2. The amount that a jar can hold.
3. Chiefly British. A glass of beer.

tr.v., jarred, jar·ring, jars.

To put into a jar.

[Middle English jarre, a liquid measure, from Old French (from Provençal jarra) and from Medieval Latin jarra, both from Arabic jarra, earthen jar, from jarra, to draw, pull.]

jarful jar'ful' n.

jar² (jär)

v., jarred, jar·ring, jars.

v.intr.

1. To make or utter a harsh sound.
2. To be disturbing or irritating; grate: The incessant talking jarred on my nerves.
3. To shake or shiver from impact.
4. To clash or conflict: "We ourselves . . . often jar with the landscape" (Isak Dinesen).

v.tr.

1. To bump or cause to move or shake from impact.
2. To startle or unsettle; shock.

n.

1. A jolt; a shock. See synonyms at collision.
2. Harsh or grating sound; discord.

[Perhaps of imitative origin.]

jarringly jar'ring·ly adv.

(1) (Java ARchive) A file format that contains multiple files and is used to distribute a complete Java application. It contains all the resources required (classes, images, sounds, etc.) to download and run a Java program via a single HTTP request for one file. JAR files use the ZIP format and are the basis for WAR files. See WAR and EAR.

(2) A compression program for backup archiving from ARJ Software, Inc., Norwood, MA (www.arjsoftware.com). JAR is similar to ARJ, but files are not compatible. See ARJ.

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verb

To fail to be in accord: clash, conflict, contradict, disaccord, discord. Idioms: goruncounter to. See agree/disagree.

noun

Violent forcible contact between two or more things: bump, collision, concussion, crash, impact, jolt, percussion, shock¹, smash. See conflict/cooperation.

v

Definition: clash, disharmonize
Antonyms: agree, harmonize

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electric capacitance That of a typical Leiden or Leyden storage jar, designed to equal 1 000 electrostatic centimetres, = 10³ statF = 1.1126~ nF, but often accepted as being ¹⁰/₉ nF. The storage jar was the first practical reference unit for electricity.
[Harris W. S. Phil. Mag. (GB) Vol. 4, 436 (1834)]

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - krukke, glas
v. tr. - fylde i krukker, fylde i glas

2.
v. tr. - ryste, støde, vende op og ned på
v. intr. - skurre i ørerne, disharmonere, støde, støde mod, chokere
n. - disharmoni, mislyd, uenighed

3.

idioms:

• on the jar    stå på klem

Nederlands (Dutch)
pot, kruik, een pot/ kruik vol, schok, geknars, onenigheid, een glas bier, knarsen, botsen, kibbelen, een schok toebrengen

Français (French)
1.
n. - pot, broc, jarre, bocal, (GB) verre
v. tr. - mettre dans des bocaux

2.
v. tr. - ébranler (une structure), ébranler (qn), secouer, (fig) commotionner, choquer
v. intr. - rendre un son discordant, grincer, crisser, vibrer, trembler, cogner qch/heurter qch (avec un son discordant), (fig) jurer (avec), (fig) ne pas s'accorder (avec), se heurter, sonner faux
n. - (lit, fig) secousse, choc, son discordant

3.

idioms:

• on the jar    entrouvert, entrebâillé

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Topf, Glas, Bierchen
v. - in ein Glas tun

2.
v. - schlecht klingen, nicht harmonieren, quietschen, erschüttern, knirschen, klirren
n. - Schlag, Stoß, Mißton, Widerstreit

3.

idioms:

• on the jar    angelehnt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κακοφωνία, τράνταγμα, γυάλινο βάζο, κιούπι, στάμνα, σοκ, δόνηση
v. - τραντάζω, ταρακουνώ, χτυπώ, εκνευρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
stridere, stonare, discordare, scossa, barattolo, giara

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pote (m), colisão (f)
v. - irritar, tremer, chacoalhar, discordar

Русский (Russian)
дребезжащий звук, сотрясение, сосуд, издавать неприятный резкий звук, сотрясать, ошеломлять, дисгармонировать

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - bote, pote, frasco, tarro, jarra, tinaja
v. tr. - envasar en frascos

2.
v. tr. - chirriar, crujir, rechinar, desentonar, sonar mal, sacudir, mover, lastimar, irritar, agitar, estremecer, hacer vibrar, chocar, disgustar
v. intr. - sonar de modo desagradable, ser discordante, vibrar, sacudirse, desavenirse, tener efecto desagradable
n. - choque, vibración, sacudida, estridor, estremecimiento, discordia, pendencia, riña, sobresalto

3.

idioms:

• on the jar    entreabierto, entornado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kruka, burk, skakning, stöt, gnissel, chock(bildl), konflikt
v. - skaka, vibrera, gnissla, irritera, låta illa, skära sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 罐, 瓶, 坛, 一罐的量, 震动, 刺激

2. 发出刺耳的声音, 使人产生不愉快的感觉, 刺激, 轧轧地作响, 不一致, 不和谐, 震动, 摇动, 给...不快之感, 不快, 刺耳声

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 罐, 瓶, 壇, 一罐的量
v. tr. - 震動, 刺激

2.
v. intr. - 發出刺耳的聲音, 使人產生不愉快的感覺, 刺激, 軋軋地作響, 不一致, 不和諧
v. tr. - 震動, 搖動, 給...不快之感, 刺激
n. - 震動, 刺激, 不快, 刺耳聲

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 병, 항아리
v. tr. - 병에 넣다

2.
v. tr. - 부딪히다, 귀에 거슬리다
v. intr. - 부딪히게 하다, 귀에 거슬리는 소리를 내다, 진동 시키다
n. - 귀에 거슬리는 소리, 소음

3. ajar(문이 조금 열려)

idioms:

• on the jar    문이 조금 열려

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 瓶, 瓶一杯, 耳障りな音, 衝撃, ジャー, 神経にさわる
v. - 耳障りな音を出す, 不快感を与える, 一致しない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رجه, هزة, جرة, مرطبان (فعل) هز, رج, ازعج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כד, צנצנת, קנקן, פך, פכית‬
v. tr. - ‮מילא בצנצנות או בכדים‬
v. intr. - ‮צרם, לא הלם, היתה שונה (דיעה, עובדה וכו')‬
v. tr. - ‮זעזע, גרם לתנודות‬
n. - ‮קול צורם, זעזוע, חריקה, חוסר הרמוניה‬
on the - ‮פתוחה במקצת (דלת)‬

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