Difference between Jar and Jolt

Jar

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A small, approximately cylindrical container for food, normally made of glass or clay. A shake. A sense of alarm or dismay. Discord, contention; quarrelling.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To knock or strike sharply. to shock or surprise. To be so different that it looks strange and doesn't fit in with the surroundings; to be incongruent.

Example sentence: The apricot's fleetingly short harvest - only a few weeks long - explains the urge to save the season in a jar. But cooked fruit, no matter how expertly preserved, can never measure up to the flawlessness of its fresh counterpart.

Jolt

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An act of jolting.A surprise or shock.a prison sentencea narcotic injection

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To push or shake abruptly and roughly.To knock sharply; to deal a blow to.To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert; as, to jolt someone out of complacencyTo shock emotionally.To shake; to move with a series of jerks.