Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Jar (jarred)
jar (jarred), v. [poss. echoic sound.] (webplay: sound).
- Break; injure by impact; strike against something.
- Quake; rumble; shake violently.
- Mess up; put in disarray; tousle carelessly; [fig.] judge harshly; hold to be out of harmony.
- Hit; clash with; strike at; fight with; dispute with; quarrel with; conflict with.
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