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单词 tar
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tar

1
[ tahr ]
/ tɑr /
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noun

any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
coal-tar pitch.
smoke solids or components: cigarette tar.

verb (used with object), tarred, tar·ring.

to smear or cover with or as if with tar.

adjective

of or characteristic of tar.
covered or smeared with tar; tarred.

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Origin of tar

1
before 900; (noun) Middle English tarr(e), ter(re), Old English teru; cognate with Dutch, German teer,Old Norse tjara; akin to tree; (v.) Middle English terren,Old English tierwian, derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM tar

non·tarred, adjectiveun·tarred, adjective

Words nearby tar

tapu, tap water, taqiyah, taqlid, taqueria, tar, Tara, Taraba, Tarabulus el Gharb, Tarabulus esh Sham, taradiddle

Definition for tar (2 of 2)

tar2
[ tahr ]
/ tɑr /

noun Informal.

a sailor.

Origin of tar

2
First recorded in 1740–50; perhaps short for tarpaulin

SYNONYMS FOR tar

seafarer, gob.
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synonym study for tar

See sailor.
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British Dictionary definitions for tar (1 of 2)

tar1
/ (tɑː) /

noun

any of various dark viscid substances obtained by the destructive distillation of organic matter such as coal, wood, or peat
another name for coal tar

verb tars, tarring or tarred (tr)

to coat with tar
tar and feather to punish by smearing tar and feathers over (someone)
tarred with the same brush regarded as having the same faults

Derived forms of tar

tarry, adjectivetarriness, noun

Word Origin for tar

Old English teoru; related to Old Frisian tera, Old Norse tjara, Middle Low German tere tar, Gothic triu tree

British Dictionary definitions for tar (2 of 2)

tar2
/ (tɑː) /

noun

an informal word for seaman

Word Origin for tar

C17: short for tarpaulin
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Idioms and Phrases with tar

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Scientific definitions for tar

tar
[ tär ]

A dark, oily, viscous material, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, produced by the destructive distillation of organic substances such as wood, coal, or peat.
See coal tar.
A solid, sticky substance that remains when tobacco is burned. It accumulates in the lungs of smokers and is considered carcinogenic.
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