jar

Noun
  1. A vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles (synset 103598713)
    is a type of: vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
    subtypes:
    • amphora - an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine
    • beaker - a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry
    • canopic jar, canopic vase - a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body
    • cookie jar, cooky jar - a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is hidden)
    • crock, earthenware jar - an earthen jar (made of baked clay)
    • cruse - small jar; holds liquid (oil or water)
    • jamjar, jampot - a jar for holding jellies or preserves
    • mason jar - a glass jar with an air-tight screw top; used in home canning
    • vase - an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
    has:
    • lid - a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.
    • mouth - the opening of a jar or bottle
  2. The quantity contained in a jar (synset 113789962)
    "he drank a jar of beer"
    is a type of: containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
    same as: jarful
  3. A sudden jarring impact (synset 107353698)
    "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
    is a type of: blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision)
    same as: jolt, jounce, shock
Verb
  1. Be incompatible;
    Be or come into conflict (synset 202673757)
    "These colors clash"
    is a type of: conflict - be in conflict
    same as: clash, collide
  2. Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion (synset 201868851)
    is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
    same as: jolt
  3. Shock physically (synset 201869037)
    "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
    is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    same as: bump around, shake up
  4. Affect in a disagreeable way (synset 201773011)
    "This play jarred the audience"
    is a type of: affect, impress, move, strike - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
  5. Place in a cylindrical vessel (synset 201500503)
    "jar the jam"
    is a type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location

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