jar
pronunciation
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Word Origin
- jar (v.)
- 1520s, "to make a harsh, grating sound," usually said to be echoic or imitative, but no one explains how, or of what. Figurative sense of "have an unpleasant effect on" is from 1530s; that of "cause to vibrate or shake" is from 1560s. Related: Jarred; jarring.
- jar (n.)
- "cylindrical vessel," early 15c., possibly from Middle French jarre "liquid measure" (smaller than a barrel), 12c., from Provençal jarra, from Arabic jarrah "earthen water vessel" (whence also Spanish jarra, Italian giarra) [Klein].
Example
- 1. Then he holds the jar above danny 's head .
- 2. Remove labels from a baby food jar and wash it .
- 3. Transfer to a pretty little glass jar , and you have a fabulous gift .
- 4. By the mid-1700s , no mantle was complete without a chinese jar , a laughing buddha .
- 5. This jar is your ticket to financial freedom .