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Meaning of 'tar' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tar [ n.]
- A sailor; a seaman.
- A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and having a varied composition according to the temperature and material employed in obtaining it.
2 . Tar [ v. t.]
- To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth.

Meaning of 'tar' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tar [ v]
Meaning (1):
- coat with tar
Example in sentence:
  • tar the roads;
  • tar the roof

Nearby Words:

taranis tarantass tarantella tarantism tarantula tarantulae tarantulas tarantulated tarbogan tarboosh

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