Definition of Tar in English :

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Tar meaning in English

Meaning of Tar in English

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Tar

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Noun

1. pitch, tar

any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

2. gob, jack, jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar

a man who serves as a sailor

Verb

3. tar

coat with tar

Example Sentences:
'tar the roof'
'tar the roads'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Tar

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noun
1. 
any of various dark viscid substances obtained by the destructive distillation of organic matter such as coal, wood, or peat
2.  another name for coal tar
verbWord forms: tars, tarring or tarred (transitive)
3. 
to coat with tar
4.  tar and feather
5.  tarred with the same brush
noun
an informal word for seaman

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Tar

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noun
1. 
a thick, sticky, brown to black liquid with a pungent odor, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood, coal, peat, shale, etc.: tars are composed of hydrocarbons and their derivatives, and are used for protecting and preserving surfaces, in making various organic compounds, etc.
2.  Loosely
any of the solids in smoke, as from tobacco
verb transitiveWord forms: tarred or ˈtarring
3. 
to cover or smear with or as with tar
adjective
4. 
of or like tar
5. 
covered with tar; tarred
noun
Informal
a sailor

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Tar

see synonyms of tar
n.
1. A dark, oily, viscous material, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, produced by the destructive distillation of organic substances such as wood, coal, or peat.
2. See coal tar.
3. A solid residue of tobacco smoke containing byproducts of combustion.
tr.v. tarred, tar·ring, tars
To coat with or as if with tar.
n.
Informal
A sailor.

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