to jar

Examples

• All

• My grandma would jar and can some stuff, but it never got to this pink meat.

• And now with the leftovers, we can bottle it up, put it in jars and give them to our friends.

• Yeah, so last week I put a bunch of stuff in jars with some, but with some brine.

• I want somethin' done publicly to bring this man out, to jar this man's pride... ...to get the people around him talkin'.

  Rocky II (1979)

• We'd also make wine, gather up those Peach scraps, put them in jars and let them turn.

• She put it down carefully on the countertop; if she didn't jar it, there might still be enough left when Mum and Dad got back in that they would at least be able to tell what it had been.

  Fiction book (1992)

• She decided to jar her homemade pickles to enjoy them all winter long.

• After cooking the sauce, he chose to jar it for later use.

• The chef will jar the fresh tomatoes so they last longer on the shelf.

Synonyms

C

to can

vsto jar

89 4.2

To put food into a sealed metal container so it lasts longer

uses a wide-mouthed sealed container for food instead of heated metal sealing

P

to preserve

vsto jar

65 3.2

To stop food from going bad so it lasts longer

focuses on putting food into a specific sealed container as the method

B

to bottle

vsto jar

37 1.6

To put liquid into bottles for sale or storage

uses a wide-mouthed sealed container for storing food rather than narrow necks

G

to glass

vsto jar

7.5

To put food or drink into bottles for storage

uses a wide-mouthed sealed container for storing or keeping food

T

to tin

vsto jar

• UK

4.9

To preserve food by putting it into a sealed metal can

uses a wide-mouthed sealed container for food rather than metal storage

Antonyms

R

to remove

∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

S

to spoil

30 1.6

To go bad and not be safe to eat

Compounds

C

cookie jar

• US

13 1.0

A container that holds cookies and sometimes money

M

Mason jar

• US

3 3.2

A glass container with a screw lid that keeps air out to preserve food

B

bell jar

• Specialized

1 6.9

A glass cover shaped like a bell used to protect fragile things like clocks or small objects

C

canopic jar

• Specialized

1 9.9

A jar with a lid used in ancient Egypt to hold the organs removed from a dead body

E

earthenware jar

1 3.7

A jar made of baked clay used for storing food or liquids

L

Leyden jar

• Specialized

1 9.9

A glass jar that stores electric charge using metal foil inside and outside

S

slop jar

• Archaic

1 9.9

A large container with a lid for holding used wash water

C

cookie jar reserve

• Specialized

9.9

A hidden amount of money a company keeps to make profits look steady

C

cookie jar

• Texting

3.7

A part of a web browser or program that keeps small pieces of information for signing in and site settings

L

Leiden jar

• Archaic

9.9

A glass jar that stores static electricity with metal foil inside and outside

Surface Forms

Etymology