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| tar [ taar ] |
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1. thick black liquid: a thick black liquid obtained through the destructive distillation of an organic substance such as wood or coal
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2. tobacco smoke residue: the particulate residue from tobacco smoke
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transitive verb (past and past participle tarred, present participle tar·ring, 3rd person present singular tars) |
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cover something with tar: to coat or cover something, especially a road surface, with tar
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| [ Old English teoru< Indo-European] |
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  tar·ry adjective |
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be tarred with the same brush to have or display the same faults, bad habits, or unpleasant characteristics
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tar and feather somebody to smear tar over somebody and cover the tar with feathers as a form of punishment
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