tarring

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. 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

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.]

Translations

tarring [ˈtɑːrɪŋ] N → asfaltado m