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Another word for jar

jar Synonyms

jar

n.

A glass or earthen container
crock, pot, fruit jar, Mason jar, can, vessel, basin, beaker, jug, cruet, vat, canister, decanter, pitcher, ewer, bottle, carafe, flagon, flask, cruse, burette, phial, gallipot, vase, amphora, ampulla, chalice, mug, Toby jug, urn, canopic jar, olla, pithos (Greek), dolium (Latin); see also bottle, container.
The contents of a jar
pot, quart, pint, jarful, jugful, can, tin; see also contents 1.
A jolt
jounce, thud, shock; see bump 1.

jar Synonyms

jar

v.

To cause to tremble
shake, shake up, agitate, jolt, bounce, jounce, jiggle, bump, thump, bang, wiggle, rock, jerk, slam, rattle, wobble, vibrate; see also crash 4, hit 1, 2.
To create discordant sounds
grate, clash, jangle, bang; see sound 1.
To disconcert
rattle, shock, jolt; see disturb 2.

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Another word for jar

verb

To fail to be in accord:

clash, conflict, contradict, disaccord, discord. Idiom: go (or run) counter to. See agree

noun

Violent forcible contact between two or more things:

bump, collision, concussion, crash, impact, jolt, percussion, shock¹, smash. See conflict

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She handed the jar to Rob and grinned.
Thus, if a common glass-jar be struck so as to yield an audible sound, the existence of a motion of this kind may be felt by the finger lightly applied to the edge of the glass; and, on increasing the pressure so as to destroy this motion the sound forthwith ceases.
I may jar us loose.
The jar made by shifting the men from one hole to another tells me when it is my turn.
The red spectrum is obtained at moderately low 'pressures (5 mm.) by the use of a Ruhmkorff coil without a jar or air-gap. The red lines at 7056 and 6965 (Crookes) are characteristic. The blue spectrum is best seen at a somewhat lower pressure (I mm.

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