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jar

n. a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles

jarful

n. the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer"

jolt, jounce

n. a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt"

jolt

v. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

shake up, shock physically, bump around

v. shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"

clash, collide, be incompatible

v. be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash"

container

n. any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

urn

n. a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet

impact

n. the striking of one body against another

surprise

n. a sudden unexpected event

daze, stun, bedaze

v. overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"

blunt, dull, numb, benumb

v. make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"

paralyze, paralyse, make powerless

v. make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

shove, jostle

v. come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

bounce

v. leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"

bounce, eject from the premises

v. eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"

bump, dance erotically

v. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"

bump, displace, dislodge

v. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"

jar, shake up, shock physically, bump around

v. shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"

joggle, jiggle, wiggle

v. move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"

tremor, tremble, quake

v. move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"

clash, collide, meet violently

v. crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"

upset, discomfit, untune, discompose, disconcert

v. cause to lose one's composure

shove, jostle

v. come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

bounce

v. leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"

bounce, eject from the premises

v. eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"

bump, dance erotically

v. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"

bump, displace, dislodge

v. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"

jolt, jar

v. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

joggle, jiggle, wiggle

v. move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"

shake, agitate

v. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

differ

v. be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"

discord, disagree, disaccord

v. be different from one another

deviate, vary, depart, diverge, be out of line with

v. be at variance with; be out of line with

vary

v. be subject to change in accordance with a variable; "Prices vary"; "His moods vary depending on the weather"

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