The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Jar \Jar\ (j[aum]r), n. [See Ajar.]
   A turn.

   Note: [Only in phrase.]
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   On the jar, on the turn, ajar, as a door.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Jar \Jar\, v. t.
   1. To cause a short, tremulous motion of, to cause to
      tremble, as by a sudden shock or blow; to shake; to shock;
      as, to jar the earth; to jar one's faith.
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   2. To tick; to beat; to mark or tell off. [Obs.]
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            My thoughts are minutes, and with sighs they jar
            Their watches on unto mine eyes.      --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Jar \Jar\ (j[aum]r), n. [F. jarre, Sp. jarra, from Ar. jarrah
   ewer; cf. Pers. jarrah.]
   1. A deep, broad-mouthed vessel of earthenware or glass, for
      holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental
      purposes; as, a jar of honey; a rose jar. --Dryden.
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   2. The measure of what is contained in a jar; as, a jar of
      oil; a jar of preserves.
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   Bell jar, Leyden jar. See in the Vocabulary.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Jar \Jar\, n.
   1. A rattling, tremulous vibration or shock; a shake; a harsh
      sound; a discord; as, the jar of a train; the jar of harsh
      sounds.
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   2. Clash of interest or opinions; collision; discord; debate;
      slight disagreement.
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            And yet his peace is but continual jar. --Spenser.
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            Cease, cease these jars, and rest your minds in
            peace.                                --Shak.
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   3. A regular vibration, as of a pendulum.
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            I love thee not a jar of the clock.   --Shak.
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   4. pl. In deep well boring, a device resembling two long
      chain links, for connecting a percussion drill to the rod
      or rope which works it, so that the drill is driven down
      by impact and is jerked loose when jammed.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Jar \Jar\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jarred; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Jarring.] [Cf. OE. charken to creak, AS. cearcian to gnash,
   F. jars a gander, L. garrire to chatter, prate, OHG. kerran
   to chatter, croak, G. quarren to grumble, and E. jargon,
   ajar.]
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   1. To give forth a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to
      sound harshly or discordantly; as, the notes jarred on my
      ears.
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            When such strings jar, what hope of harmony ?
                                                  --Shak.
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            A string may jar in the best master's hand.
                                                  --Roscommon.
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   2. To act in opposition or disagreement; to clash; to
      interfere; to quarrel; to dispute.
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            When those renowned noble peers Greece
            Through stubborn pride among themselves did jar.
                                                  --Spenser.
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            For orders and degrees
            Jar not with liberty, but well consist. --Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

jar
    n 1: a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and
         without handles
    2: the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer"
       [syn: jar, jarful]
    3: a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all
       the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
       [syn: jolt, jar, jounce, shock]
    v 1: be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors
         clash" [syn: clash, jar, collide]
    2: move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion [syn:
       jolt, jar]
    3: shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
       [syn: jar, shake up, bump around]
    4: affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience"
    5: place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam"

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

217 Moby Thesaurus words for "jar":
   Babel, Discordia, Eris, agitate, agitation, agree to disagree, bag,
   barrel, basket, be at cross-purposes, be at variance, belch, blare,
   blat, bob, bobble, bottle, bounce, bowl down, bowl over, box,
   box up, bray, break, break off, bump, burr, buzz, cackle, calabash,
   can, canteen, capsule, carafe, carboy, carton, case, cask, caster,
   caw, chatter, chirr, clamor, clang, clangor, clank, clash,
   clashing, collide, collision, concussion, conflict, contention,
   contradict, counter, crash, crate, craunch, croak, cruet, crump,
   crunch, cruse, decanter, demijohn, didder, differ,
   differ in opinion, disaccord, disaffinity, disagree,
   discombobulate, discompose, disconcert, discord, discordance,
   discordancy, disharmony, disquiet, dissent, disturb, disturbance,
   dither, do up, electrify, encase, encyst, enmity, ewer, falter,
   fifth, flacon, flagon, flask, flasket, fluctuation, flurry,
   fluster, flutter, friction, frighten, fuss, gourd, grate, grate on,
   grimace, grind, groan, growl, grumble, hamper, harshness,
   have an ague, hipflask, hit a clinker, hold opposite views,
   hot-water bottle, hustle, incompatibility, incompatibleness,
   inharmoniousness, inharmony, irritate, jactitate, jangle,
   jangle the nerves, jar on, jerk, jeroboam, jig, jigget, jiggle,
   jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, jounce, jug, jump, lota, magnum,
   mere noise, mischief, mismatch, mismate, misunderstand one another,
   mussuk, negate, noise, noncooperation, not get along, object, olla,
   open conflict, pack, package, parcel, perturb, phial, pot,
   pull different ways, put on edge, put up, quake, quaver, quiver,
   rasp, rattle, rictus, rock, rub, ruffle, sack, scranch, scrape,
   scratch, scrunch, shake, shake up, shiver, shock, shudder, smash,
   snarl, snore, stagger, start, startle, stir, stoup,
   strained relations, stun, sway, take aback, tank, tension, tic,
   tin, tremble, tremor, trouble, turn, twang, twitch, twitter,
   unharmoniousness, unpleasantness, unsettle, unstring, untune,
   upset, vacuum bottle, vary, vial, vibrate, vibration, wobble



V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):

JAR
       Java ARchive (Java)


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

Java archive
jar

    (jar) A compressed archive
   file containing Java class files, filename extension:
   ".jar".  The Java Development Kit contains a tool called
   "jar" for creating .jar files, similar to the standard Unix
   tar command.  As well as archiving and compressing the Java
   class files, it also inserts a "manifest" file which can
   contain information about the class files, such as a digital
   signature.  Combining class files into a single archive file
   makes it possible to download them in a single HTTP
   transaction.  This, and the compression, speeds up execution
   of Java programs delivered via the Internet.

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