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JAR AGAINST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jar against mean? 

JAR AGAINST (verb)
  The verb JAR AGAINST has 1 sense:

1. collide violently with an obstacleplay

  Familiarity information: JAR AGAINST used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JAR AGAINST (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Collide violently with an obstacle

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

bump into; butt against; jar against; knock against; run into

Context example:

I ran into the telephone pole

Hypernyms (to "jar against" is one way to...):

collide with; hit; impinge on; run into; strike (hit against; come into sudden contact with)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something


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