jar

  1. Noun.  A small, approximately cylindrical container for food, normally made of glass or clay.
  2. Noun.  (computing) Java archive.
  3. Noun.  (computing) JAR: Tool to create compressed file archives.
  4. Verb.  To knock or strike sharply.
  5. Verb.  to shock or surprise.
  6. Verb.  (context, form, style, appearance etc. of people and things) To be so different that it looks strange and doesn't fit in with the surroundings; to be incongruent.
  7. Noun.  A shake.
  8. Noun.  A sense of alarm or dismay.
  9. Noun.  (context, now) Discord, contention; quarrelling.

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