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Definition jar in British English

jar noun

noun
/dʒɑː(r)/
1

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

Example

a jar of marmalade

Synonyms and related words
Baggie basin bento box
1.1

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

Example

half a jar of instant coffee

Synonyms and related words
a stick of butter/margarine batch bed
Example

a pottery jar

Synonyms and related words
Baggie basin bento box aerosol ampoule atomiser
2

a glass of beer, usually one that is drunk in a pub

Synonyms and related words
ale amber fluid beer
3

a sudden movement when two solid things knock against each other

Synonyms and related words
absorbance air resistance amplitude
Definition jar in British English