jar

originallyAn earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.

A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.

A jar and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.

UKIrelandcolloquialA pint glass

UKIrelandcolloquialmetonymyA glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.

A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality.

also figurativelyA quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.

A sense of alarm or dismay.

The effect of something contradictory or discordant; a clash.

now rareA disagreement, a dispute, a quarrel; (uncountable) contention, discord; quarrelling.

A cylindrical vessel, typically used for storing food

The quantity contained in a jar

“he drank a jar of beer”

A sudden jarring impact

“the door closed with a jolt”

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

To preserve (food) in a jar.

To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.

“He hit it with a hammer, hoping he could jar it loose.”

To harm or injure by such action.

figurativelyTo shock or surprise.

“I think the accident jarred him, as he hasn’t got back in a car since.”

figurativelyTo act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.

To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.

“The clashing notes jarred on my ears.”

To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck.

figurativelyOf the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent.

Be incompatible; be or come into conflict

“These colors clash”

Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

Affect in a disagreeable way

“This play jarred the audience”

Place in a cylindrical vessel

“jar the jam”