Emily Dickinson Lexicon

jar (jarred), v. [poss. echoic sound.] (webplay: sound).

1. Dishevel; mess up; tousle carelessly; put in disarray; [fig.] fix; pat; change; adjust; groom quickly; re-arrange; touch-up; make ready; pull into place; check to put in order.
2. Hit; clash with; strike at; fight with; dispute with; quarrel with; conflict with.
3. Break; injure by impact; strike against something.
4. Quake; rumble; shake violently.