ALL meanings of tar and feather
tar and feath·er
T t - noun tar and feather any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood. 1
- noun tar and feather coal-tar pitch. 1
- noun tar and feather smoke solids or components: cigarette tar. 1
- verb with object tar and feather to smear or cover with or as if with tar. 1
- adjective tar and feather of or characteristic of tar. 1
- adjective tar and feather covered or smeared with tar; tarred. 1
- idioms tar and feather 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 and feather 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
- idioms tar and feather tarred with the same brush, possessing the same shortcomings or guilty of the same misdeeds: The whole family is tarred with the same brush. 1
- noun tar and feather to punish by smearing tar and feathers over (someone) 0
- noun tar and feather to cover (a person) with tar and feathers as in punishment by mob action 0