tar

tar ¹

 (tär)

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.

Idioms:

tar and feather

1. To punish (a person) by covering with tar and feathers.

2. To criticize severely and devastatingly; excoriate.

tarred with the same brush

Considered or described as having the same faults or bad qualities.

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[Middle English, from Old English teru; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]

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tar ²

 (tär)

n. Informal

A sailor.

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[Possibly short for tarpaulin.]

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tar

(tɑː)

n

1. (Chemistry) any of various dark viscid substances obtained by the destructive distillation of organic matter such as coal, wood, or peat

2. (Elements & Compounds) another name for coal tar

vb (tr) , tars, tarring or tarred

3. to coat with tar

4. tar and feather to punish by smearing tar and feathers over (someone)

5. tarred with the same brush regarded as having the same faults

[Old English teoru; related to Old Frisian tera, Old Norse tjara, Middle Low German tere tar, Gothic triu tree]

ˈtarry adj

ˈtarriness n

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tar

(tɑː)

n

(Nautical Terms) an informal word for seaman

[C17: short for tarpaulin]

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tar¹

(tɑr)

n., v. tarred, tar•ring,
adj. n.

1. any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.

2. coal-tar pitch.

3. smoke solids or components: cigarette tar.

v.t.

4. to smear or cover with or as if with tar.

adj.

5. of or characteristic of tar.

6. covered or smeared with tar.

Idioms:

1. beat, knock, or whale the tar out of, to beat mercilessly.

2. tar and feather, to coat (a person) with tar and feathers as a punishment or humiliation.

3. tar with the same brush, to regard as having the same unfavorable qualities as one whose shortcomings are known.

[before 900; (n.) Middle English tarr(e), ter(re), Old English teru, c. Middle Dutch tar, ter(re), Old Norse tjara; Middle English terren, Old English tierwian]

tar²

(tɑr)

n.

a sailor.

[1740–50; perhaps short for tarpaulin]

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tar

(tär)

1. A thick, oily, dark substance consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, made by heating wood, coal, or peat in the absence of air. See coal tar.

2. A solid, sticky substance that remains when tobacco is burned. It accumulates in the lungs of smokers and is considered to be a cause of cancer.

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tar

Past participle: tarred
Gerund: tarring

Imperative

tar

tar

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tar - any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue pitch bitumen - any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons coal tar - a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds
	2.	tar - a man who serves as a sailor   Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, gob, Jack able seaman, able-bodied seaman - a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills boatswain, bo's'n, bos'n, bosun, bo'sun - a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen deckhand, roustabout - a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor helmsman, steerer, steersman - the person who steers a ship bargee, bargeman, lighterman - someone who operates a barge ship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" pilot - a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor crewman, sailor - any member of a ship's crew sea lawyer - an argumentative and contentious seaman whaler - a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
Verb	1.	tar - coat with tar; "tar the roof"; "tar the roads" coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"

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tar

noun

Informal. A person engaged in sailing or working on a ship:

jack (uppercase), jack-tar, mariner, navigator, sailor, sea dog, seafarer, seaman.

Informal: salt.

Slang: gob.

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Translations

قُطْرانيَطْلي بالقار

dehetdehtovat

tjære

Teerteeren

πίσσα

goudron

aszfaltozbekátrányozkátrány

tjaratjarga

catrameincatramarericoprire di pece e piumeasfaltareavere gli stessi difetti

dervadervuotasištepti derva

darvadarvotnodarvot

tjære

дёготьтар

dechtdechtovať

katran

katrankatranlamak

以焦油或沥青覆盖或涂抹某物柏油沥青焦油铺以沥青

tar

[tɑːʳ]

A. N

1. (= substance) → alquitrán m, brea f, chapopote m (Mex)
low/middle tar cigarettes → cigarrillos con contenido bajo/medio de alquitrán

2. (also Jack Tar) (o.f.) → marinero m

B. VT [+ road, surface] → alquitranar
to tar and feather sb → emplumar a algn
to be tarred with the same brush (fig) → estar cortado por el mismo patrón

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tar

[ˈtɑː^r] n

(on roads) → goudron m

(in cigarettes) → goudron m
low-tar cigarettes → cigarettes fpl à faible teneur en goudron

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tar

¹

n → Teer m

vt road, fence → teeren; they are all tarred with the same brush (fig) → sie sind alle vom gleichen Schlag; to tar and feather somebody → jdn teeren und federn

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tar

²

n (old Naut sl) → Teerjacke f (hum), → Seemann m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tar

[tɑːʳ]

1. n → catrame m
low-/middle-tar cigarettes → sigarette a basso/medio contenuto di catrame

2. vt (road) → incatramare
he's tarred with the same brush (fig) → è della stessa razza

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tar

(taː) noun

any of several kinds of thick, black, sticky material obtained from wood, coal etc and used eg in roadmaking. teer قُطْران катран alcatrão dehet der Teer tjære πίσσαalquitrán, brea, chapapote tõrv قیر terva goudronזפת तारकोल katran kátrány ter tjara catrame タール 타르 derva darva tar teertjæresmołaalcatrão smoală смола; гудрон decht katran katran tjära น้ำมันดิน katran 柏油，焦油 смола; дьоготь تارکول nhựa đường 柏油，焦油，沥青

verb – past tense, past participle tarred –

to cover with tar. The road has just been tarred. teer يَطْلي بالقار намазвам с катран alcatroar dehtovat teeren tjæret σκεπάζω με πίσσα, πισσώνω alquitranar; embrear tõrvama قیر اندود کردن tervata goudronner לְזַפֵּת तारकोल लगा premazati katranom bekátrányoz; aszfaltoz melapisi ter tjarga incatramare タールを塗る (~에) 타르를 칠하다 ištepti derva []darvot menurap dgn tar terentjære smołować alcatroar a unge cu smoală гудронировать dechtovať premazati s katranom premazati katranom tjära, asfaltera ลาดยาง katranlamak 塗(澆)柏油(或焦油) мазати дьогтем; смолити تارکول سے ڈھانپنا dải nhựa 以焦油或沥青覆盖或涂抹（某物），铺以沥青

ˈtarry adjective

of or like tar; covered with tar. geteer, teeragtig قَطْراني катранено alcatroado dehtový teerig tjæret; tjæreholdig; tjæreagtig πισσωμένος alquitranado, embreado tõrvane قیر مانند؛ قیر اندود tervainen goudronneux, goudronné מָרוּחַ בְּזֶפֶת तारकोल का, जिस पर राल या तारकोल लगा हो katranast, pokatranjen kátrányos seperti ter tjöru-; tjöruborinn/-kenndur incatramato タールの 타르의, 타르질의 dervos, dervuotas darvots; darvains bertar teerachtig tjæreholdig/-aktig, tjæret smolisty, smołowany alcatroado mânjit cu smoală; ca smoala смолистый dechtový katranast prekriven katranom tjärig, nedtjärad ซึ่งทาด้วยน้ำมันดิน (ทาร์) katranlı 塗有柏油的 просмолений تارکول جيسا giống như nhựa 涂有柏油的

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tar

n (cigarettes, shampoo, etc.) alquitrán m

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