Definition of tar Tar
/tɑˈɹ/ - [tar] - tar
We found 22 definitions of tar from 9 different sources.
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What does tar mean?
WordNet
Wiktionary 
- tar (Noun)
A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal. - tar (Noun)
coal Coal tar . - tar (Noun)
A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke. - tar (Noun)
A sailor, because of their tarpaulin clothes. Also Jack Tar . - tar (Noun)
black tar , a form of heroin. - tar (Noun)
A computer program for archiving files, common on Unix. - tar (Noun)
A file produced by such a program. - tar (Verb)
To coat with tar. - tar (Verb)
To create a tar archive.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tar (n.)
A sailor; a seaman. - tar (n.)
A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and having a varied composition according to the temperature and material employed in obtaining it. - tar (v. t.)
To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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tar
A viscous material composed of complex, high-molecular-weight, compounds derived from the distillation of petroleum or the destructive distillation of wood or coal. -
tar
A long-necked, waisted lute.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tar
tär, v.t. to set on, incite to fight. [M. E. tarien, to irritate—A.S. tergan, to provoke.] -
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tär, n. a viscous, liquid, resinous substance of a dark colour, obtained from pine-trees: a sailor, so called from his tarred clothes.—v.t. to smear with tar:—pr.p. tar′ring; pa.t. and pa.p. tarred.—ns. Tar′heel, a North Carolinian; Tar′hood, sailors collectively.—Tar and feather, to smear with tar and then cover with feathers.—Be tarred with the same brush, or stick, to have the same faults as another; Have a touch of the tar-brush, to have an infusion of negro blood in the veins. [A.S. teoro, teru; Dut. teer.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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tar
a sort of liquid gum, of a blackish hue, which distils from pines or fir-trees, either naturally or by incision; and being prepared by boiling, is used to pay the sides of ships and boats, and their rigging, in order to preserve them from the effects of the weather, by which they would otherwise soon become cracked, split, or rotten. -
tar
is also a figurative expression for a sailor of any kind.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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tar
[Anglo-Saxon tare]. A kind of turpentine which is drained from pines and fir-trees, and is used to preserve standing rigging, canvas, &c., from the effects of weather, by rendering them water-proof. Also, a perfect sailor; one who knows his duty thoroughly. (See JACK TAR.)--Coal or gas tar. A fluid extracted from coal during the operation of making gas, &c.; chiefly used on wood and iron, in the place of paint.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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tar
Don't lose a sheep for a halfpennyworth of tar: tar is used to mark sheep. A jack tar; a sailor.
