jar against

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jar against - collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"

bump into, knock against, run into, butt against

collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"

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Often, one hand isn't enough and other body parts have to be enlisted to fill in, such as teeth, or pinching a jar against the kitchen counter with my body while I loosen the cap with my left hand.

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Occasionally, the transition from festive Country tear-jerker or sluggish traditional number can jar against the livelier numbers, such as Dwight Yoakam's Run Run Rudolph.

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His use of diaries and letters gives the real edge to this superb work; the words of a 12-year-old child jar against the voices of horror heard in the memories of soldiers and sailors.