tar

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /tɑː/
• (GA) IPA: /tɑɹ/, [tʰɑɻ], [tʰɑɹ]

Noun

tar

1. (usually, uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
2. Coal tar.
3. (uncountable) A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
4. (slang, dated) A sailor, because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes.

   Synonyms: Jack Tar

   • 1915, W. McMann, Our Picture Show, Western Evening Herald:

     If there's one man that I admire, that man's a British tar.

   • Jonathan Swift, "To Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough":

     Shines in all climates like a star; In senates bold, and fierce in war; A land commander, and a tar.

5. (uncountable) Black tar, a form of heroin.

Translations

• French: goudron
• German: Teer
• Italian: catrame, bitume
• Portuguese: alcatrão
• Russian: дёготь
• Spanish: alquitrán

Translations

• Italian: catrame
• Portuguese: alcatrão
• Russian: смола́
• Spanish: alquitrán

Translations

• French: goudron
• German: Teer
• Italian: catrame
• Portuguese: alcatrão
• Russian: смола́
• Spanish: alquitrán

Translations

• German: Teerjacke
• Italian: marinaio
• Portuguese: marujo

Verb

tar (tars, present participle tarring; past tarred, past participle tarred)

1. (transitive) To coat with tar.
2. (transitive) To besmirch.

   The allegations tarred his name, even though he was found innocent.

   • Paul Robinson's "The Gate Contracts":

     Dr. Sign: In fact, maybe you think I should get credit, but if I do, Dr. Frendall will be scorned. You know why

     Dr. Ellsworth: Yes, I know. Your critics will tar him with the same brush as you.

Translations

• German: teeren
• Italian: catramare, incatramare, calafatare, bitumare
• Portuguese: alcatroar
• Russian: ма́зать дёгтем
• Spanish: alquitranar

Noun

tar (plural tars)

1. (computing) A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
2. (computing) A file produced by such a program.

Translations

• Portuguese: tar

Verb

tar (tars, present participle tarring; past tarred, past participle tarred)

1. (computing, transitive) To create a tar archive.

Antonyms

• untar

Noun

tar (plural tars)

1. A Persian long-necked, waisted instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.

Translations

• Russian: тар

Noun

tar (plural tars)

1. A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.

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Tar

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Proper noun

1. A village in Hungary.

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