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JAR AGAINST
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Collide violently with an obstacle
Example:
I ran into the telephone pole
Synonyms:
bump into; butt against; jar against; knock against; run into
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
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