4 entries under this word

Jar

Jär, v. i.

verbintransitive

[imp. & p. p. JARRED; p. pr. & vb. n. JARRING.] [Allied to O. H. Ger. kerran, to chatter, croak, N. H. Ger. quarren, to grumble, and Lat. garrire, to chatter, prate; Fr. jar, jars, Wallon. geâr, a gander, so called from the chattering noise it makes.] 1. To give forth a short rattle or tremulous sound; to vibrate harshly or discordantly; as, a jarring sound. When such strings jar, what hope of harmony? Shak. A string may jar in the best master's hand. Roscommon. 2. To act in opposition or disagreement; to clash; to interfere; to quarrel; to dispute. For orders and degrees jar not with liberty, but well consist. Milton. 3. To vibrate regularly; to repeat the same sound. Shak.

Jär, v. t.

verbtransitive

To cause a short, tremulous motion; to cause to tremble; to shake.

Jär, n.

noun

Sense 1. A rattling vibration; a shake; a harsh sound; a discord; as, a trembling jar.

Sense 2. Clash of interest or opinions; collision; discord; debate.

And yet his peace is but continual jar. Spenser.

Cease, cease such jars, and rest your minds in peace. Shak.

Sense 3. A vibration of the pendulum of a clock.

I love thee not a jar of the clock. Shak.

On the jar, or ajar, open a little space; not quite closed;—said of a door.

Jär, n.

noun

n. [Fr. jarre, Pr. & Sp. jarra, Sp. & Pg. jarro, It. giara, giarro, from Per. & Ar. jarrah, jar, ewer.]

A vessel, as of earth or glass, with a large belly and broad mouth; as, a jar of honey.
The measure of what is contained in a jar; a jar full; as, a jar of oil.