Definition for JAR

JAR, v.i.

  1. To strike together with a short rattle or tremulous sound; to strike untunably or harshly; to strike discordantly; as, a jarring sound. A string may jar in the best master's band. Roscommon.
  2. To clash; to interfere; to act in opposition; to be inconsistent. For orders and degrees Jar not with liberty, but well consist. Milton.
  3. To quarrel; to dispute; to clash in words. Dryden.
  4. To vibrate regularly; to repeat the same sound. Shak.  

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