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knock the tar out of

knock the tar out of
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nok stressed th ee tahr out uhv, ov]
    • /nɒk stressed ði tɑr aʊt ʌv, ɒv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nok stressed th ee tahr out uhv, ov]
    • /nɒk stressed ði tɑr aʊt ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of knock the tar out of words

  • noun knock the tar out of any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood. 1
  • noun knock the tar out of coal-tar pitch. 1
  • noun knock the tar out of smoke solids or components: cigarette tar. 1
  • verb with object knock the tar out of to smear or cover with or as if with tar. 1
  • adjective knock the tar out of of or characteristic of tar. 1
  • adjective knock the tar out of covered or smeared with tar; tarred. 1
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Origin of knock the tar out of

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English tarr(e), ter(re), Old English teru; cognate with Dutch, German teer, Old Norse tjara; akin to tree; (v.) Middle English terren, Old English tierwian, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Knock the tar out of

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
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knock the tar out of popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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