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Definition of Tar

1. Verb. Coat with tar. "Tar the roads"

2. Noun. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.

3. Noun. A man who serves as a sailor.

Definition of Tar

1. n. A sailor; a seaman.

2. 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.

3. v. t. To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth.

Definition of Tar

1. Noun. A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal. ¹

2. Noun. Coal tar. ¹

3. Noun. A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke. ¹

4. Noun. (slang dated) A sailor, because of their tarpaulin clothes. Also Jack Tar. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To coat with tar. ¹

6. Noun. (computing) A program for archiving files, common on Unix. ¹

7. Noun. (computing) A file produced by such a program. ¹

8. Verb. (computing) To create a tar archive. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tar

1. to cover with tar (a black viscous liquid) [v TARRED, TARRING, TARS]

Medical Definition of Tar

1. 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. Coal tar. Mineral tar, a kind of soft native bitumen. Tar board, a strong quality of millboard made from junk and old tarred rope. Tar water. A cold infusion of tar in water, used as a medicine. The ammoniacal water of gas works. Wood tar, tar obtained from wood. It is usually obtained by the distillation of the wood of the pine, spruce, or fir, and is used in varnishes, cements, and to render ropes, oakum, etc, impervious to water. Origin: OE. Terre, tarre, AS. Teru, teoru; akin to D. Teer, G. Teer, theer, Icel. Tjara, Sw. Tjara, Dan. Tiaere, and to E. Tree. 63. See Tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tar

tapu tapued tapuing tapus taqiyya taqlid taqua-nut taqua nut taqua nuts taqueria

taquerias taquito taquitos taqwa taqwacore tar (current term) tar-and-feather tar-boil tar-brush tar-brushes

tar-water tar-wood tar acne tar and feather tar boil tar camphor tar paper tar papers tar pit

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