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- [tahr]
- /tɑr/
- /tɑː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tahr]
- /tɑr/
Definitions of tar word
- noun tar a sailor. 1
- verb with object tar to smear or cover with or as if with tar. 1
- adjective tar of or characteristic of tar. 1
- adjective tar covered or smeared with tar; tarred. 1
- idioms tar beat / knock / whale the tar out of, Informal. to beat mercilessly: The thief had knocked the tar out of the old man and left him for dead. 1
- idioms tar tar and feather, to coat (a person) with tar and feathers as a punishment or humiliation. to punish severely: She should be tarred and feathered for what she has done. 1
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Origin of tar
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 Tar
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tar 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".
tar usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tar
noun tar
- beachcomber — A beachcomber is someone who spends their time wandering along beaches looking for things they can use.
- birdlime — a sticky substance, prepared from holly, mistletoe, or other plants, smeared on twigs to catch small birds
- bluejacket — a sailor in the Navy
- boater — A boater or a straw boater is a hard straw hat with a flat top and brim which is often worn for certain social occasions in the summer.
- cockswain — coxswain
verb tar
- bedraggle — to make (hair, clothing, etc) limp, untidy, or dirty, as with rain or mud
- begrime — to make dirty; soil
- blotched — Something that is blotched has blotches on it.
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- bricking — the falsification of evidence in order to bring a criminal charge
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