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jar: Word of the day for March 18, 2019

jar , v : (transitive) To preserve (food) in a jar. […] (transitive) To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement. (transitive) To harm or injure by such action. (transitive, figuratively) To shock or surprise. (transitive, figuratively) To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel. (transitive, intransitive) To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly. (intransitive) To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck. (intransitive, figuratively) Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent.