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Definition of jar noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jar

noun
jar pronunciation English dʒɑː(r) jar pronunciation American dʒɑːr
 
1 [countable] a round glass container, with a lid, used for storing food, especially jam, honey, etca storage jar see also jam jar2 [countable] a jar and what it containsa jar of coffee3 [countable] a tall container with a wide mouth, with or without handles, used in the past for carrying water, etca water jar see also bell jar4 [countable] (British English, informal) a glass of beerDo you fancy a jar after work?5 [singular] an unpleasant shock, especially from two things being suddenly shaken or hitThe fall gave him a nasty jar.