jar

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. jar¹ (jär)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. See grr in Semitic Roots.] jarʹful' n. II. jar² (jär)v. jarred, jar·ring, jarsv. 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.] jarʹring·ly adv.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  jolt, jounce, shock, jarful, shake up, bump around, clash, collide