yar

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /jɑɹ/
• (RP) IPA: /jɑː/

Verb

yar (yars, present participle yarring; past and past participle yarred)

1. (intransitive) To snarl; to gnar.
2. (intransitive, chiefly, Scotland) To growl, especially like a dog; quarrel; to be captious or troublesome.

Adjective

yar

1. (UK dialectal) Sour; brackish.

Adjective

yar (comparative yarer, superlative yarest)

1. (nautical, of a vessel, especially sailboat) Quick and agile; easy to hand, reef and steer.
   • 1939, The Philadelphia Story written by Philip Barry

     My, she was yar...It means, uh...easy to handle, quick to the helm, fast, right. Everything a boat should be, until she develops dry rot.

   • 1958, Bulletin of the John Rylands Library

     ...to make a ship best weighed, or yarest in her going.

   • 1993 Captain McAllister, The Simpsons ep. 1F06

     Arr, here be a fine vessel: the yarest river-going boat there be.

Synonyms

• yare

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