Jar Against (Verb)
Meaning
Collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Her car jarred against the wrecked guardrail, the impact sending shockwaves through the vehicle.
- The speeding skater jarred against the wall of the rink, narrowly avoiding a concussion.
- In the chaos, I lost my footing and jarred against a nearby tree trunk.
- As the bicycle hit the pothole, it jarred against the curb, throwing the rider off balance.
- The ship jarred against the unyielding reef, the sound of scraping metal echoing through the night.