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Definition jar in American English

jar noun

noun
/dʒɑr/
1

a glass container with a lid and a wide top, especially one in which food is sold or kept

Example

a jar of pickles

Example

the peanut butter jar

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1.1

the food contained in a jar, or the amount that a jar contains

Example

half a jar of instant coffee

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Example

a pottery jar

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2

a sudden movement when two solid things knock against each other

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Definition jar in American English