AJAR

ajar

Verb

  1. To turn or open slightly; to become ajar or to cause to become ajar; to be or to hang ajar.
  2. To show variance or contradiction with something; to be or cause to be askew.

Adjective

  1. Slightly turned or opened.
    The door is ajar.
    When is a door not a door? When it is ajar.
    The pantry door was ajar, so I opened it and took out the jamb.

Adverb

  1. Slightly turned or opened.
    The door was standing ajar.
  2. Being at variance or in contradiction to something.


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