verb
- Be incompatible; be or come into conflict.
- usage: "These colors clash"
- Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion.
- Shock physically.
- usage: "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
- synonyms: jar, shake up, bump around
- Affect in a disagreeable way.
- usage: "This play jarred the audience"
- synonyms: jar
- Place in a cylindrical vessel.
- usage: "jar the jam"
- synonyms: jar
adjective
- Making or causing a harsh and irritating sound.
- usage: "the jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk"
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