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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 ¹

Noun

1. a dark sticky substance obtained by distilling organic matter such as coal, wood, or peat

2. same as coal tar

Verb

[tarring, tarred]

1. to coat with tar

2. tar and feather to cover (someone) with tar and feathers as a punishment

3. tarred with the same brush having, or regarded as having, the same faults [Old English teoru]

tarry adj

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tar ²

Noun

Informal a seaman [short for tarpaulin]

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tar  (tär)

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, sticky substance that remains when tobacco is burned. It accumulates in the lungs of smokers and is considered carcinogenic.

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 bo's'n, bo'sun, boatswain, bos'n, bosun - 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"

Translations

tar [tɑːʳ] n → alquitrán m; brea;

low/middle tar cigarettes → cigarrillos con contenido bajo/medio de alquitrán

tar [tɑː] n → goudron m;

low-/middle-tar cigarettes → cigarettes fpl à faible/moyenne teneur en goudron

tar [tɑː] n → Teer m;

low/middle tar cigarettes → Zigaretten mit niedrigem/mittlerem Teergehalt

tar [tɑːʳ] n → catrame m;

low-/middle-tar cigarettes → sigarette a basso/medio contenuto di nicotina

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tar

n tar [taː]

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

v – past tense, past participle tarred –

to cover with tar The road has just been tarred. teer يَطْلي بالقار намазвам с катран dehtovat tjæret teeren σκεπάζω με πίσσα, πισσώνω alquitranar; embrear tõrvama قیر اندود کردن tervata, pietä goudronner לְזַפֵּת तारकोल लगा premazati katranom bekátrányoz; aszfaltoz melapisi ter tjarga incatramare タールを塗る 타르를 칠하다 ištepti derva []darvot menurap dgn tar teren tjære(bre) 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 涂（浇）柏油（或焦油）

adj ˈtarry

of or like tar; covered with tar. geteer, teeragtig قَطْراني катранено dehtový tjæret; tjæreholdig; tjæreagtig teerig 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, 타르를 칠한 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