balk vs jar

balk

verb
  • To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition. 

  • To refuse suddenly. 

  • To stop short and refuse to go on. 

  • To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles. 

  • To omit, miss, or overlook by chance. 

  • To leave or make balks in. 

  • To make a deceptive motion to deceive another player. 

  • To stop, check, block. 

  • To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring. 

  • To disappoint; to frustrate. 

noun
  • Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks". 

  • The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation. 

  • The area of the table lying behind the baulk line. 

  • A sudden and obstinate stop. 

  • A hindrance or disappointment; a check. 

  • The rope by which fishing nets are fastened together. 

  • The area of the table lying behind the line from which the cue ball is initially shot, and from which a ball in hand must be played. 

  • An illegal motion by the pitcher, intended to deceive a runner. 

  • A motion used to deceive the opponent during a serve. 

  • An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. 

jar

verb
  • To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel. 

  • To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement. 

  • To harm or injure by such action. 

  • To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck. 

  • To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly. 

  • To shock or surprise. 

  • Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent. 

  • To preserve (food) in a jar. 

noun
  • A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes. 

  • The effect of something contradictory or discordant; a clash. 

  • A jar and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful. 

  • A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck. 

  • A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint. 

  • An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial. 

  • A sense of alarm or dismay. 

  • A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality. 

  • A pint glass 

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