American English pronunciation

How to pronounce jar

IPA transcription: ['dʒɑɹ]

Hear “jar” pronounced

['dʒɑɹ]

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['dʒɑɹ]

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['dʒɑɹ]

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Noun

  • a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles

  • a sudden jarring impact

    “the door closed with a jolt”

    “all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers”

  • the quantity contained in a jar

    “he drank a jar of beer”

Verb

  • move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

  • be incompatible; be or come into conflict

    “These colors clash”

  • shock physically

    “Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game”

  • affect in a disagreeable way

    “This play jarred the audience”

  • place in a cylindrical vessel

    “jar the jam”

Usage examples

  • Cap the jar with a tight brass cover.
  • This time it worked, and Oddie got to see his nightjar.
  • Thus he turned the tenets and jargon of psychology back on me.
  • Jared Taylor, of the "American Renaissance" magazine, is a past member.
  • Jean-Pierre Jarier and Ronnie Peterson filled the second row.
  • The oldest building in the community of Pajaro is the Porter-Vallejo Mansion.
  • Her older son's name is Jarrett.
  • The Centre is continually tracking down Jarod's location.
  • Chris Jarvis was born in Romford, London, and grew up in Billericay and Brentwood.
  • This is probably web jargon.