jar against

jar against
verb
collide violently with an obstacle
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I ran into the telephone pole

Hypernyms: ↑hit, ↑strike, ↑impinge on, ↑run into, ↑collide with
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s something


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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