Definitions for TAR
tɑrtar

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. pitch, tarnoun

   any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

2. mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dogverb

   a man who serves as a sailor

3. tarverb

   coat with tar

   "tar the roof"; "tar the roads"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tarnoun

   Liquid pitch; the turpentine of the pine or fir drained out by fire.

   Etymology: tare , Saxon; tarre, Dutch; tiere, Danish.

   Then, foaming tar, their bridles they would champ,
   And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp. Edmund Spenser.

   A man will not lose a hog for a halfpennyworth of tar. William Camden, Remains.

   Some stir the melted tar. James Thomson, Summer.

2. Tarnoun

   A sailor; a seaman in contempt.

   Etymology: from tar used in ships.

   In senates bold, and fierce in war,
   A land commander, and a tar. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

3. To Tarverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To smear over with tar.2. To teaze; to provoke. [ταράττω.]There has been much to do on both sides; and the nation holds it no sin to tarre them on to controversy. William Shakespeare

   Two curs shall tame each other; pride alone
   Must tar the mastiffs on, as ’twere the bone. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tar

   Tár is a 2022 psychological drama film written and directed by Todd Field and starring Cate Blanchett. The film charts the downfall of fictional composer and conductor Lydia Tár. The supporting cast includes Nina Hoss, Noémie Merlant, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Allan Corduner, and Mark Strong. Tár premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival in September 2022, where Blanchett won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. The film had a limited theatrical release in the United States on October 7, 2022, before a wide release on October 28, by Focus Features.Tár was selected Best Film of the Year by the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and the National Society of Film Critics, becoming only the seventh film in history named as such from the nation's top critics' groups, the so-called "trifecta".Tár was named Best Picture of the Year by more critics than any other film released in 2022 — among others: Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Daily Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Screen Daily, Entertainment Weekly, and IndieWire's annual poll of 136 critics worldwide. The American Film Institute named it one of the top 10 films of the year. At the 80th Golden Globe Awards, Blanchett won Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, while the film was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Screenplay. At the 28th Critics Choice Awards, Blanchett won Best Actress, and Guðnadóttir won Best Score. For the 76th British Academy Film Awards, the film received five nominations. At the 95th Academy Awards, Tár received six nominations: Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Field, Best Actress for Blanchett, as well as Best Cinematography and Best Editing.

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1. tar

   Tar is a dark, thick, and sticky substance that is usually derived from coal, wood, or petroleum. It is primarily used in road construction due to its waterproofing and adhesive properties. In a broader context, tar can also refer to any viscous, black or brown liquid or semi-liquid substance. It is known for its strong, distinctive smell, and exposure can potentially lead to health issues like cancer.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tarnoun

   a sailor; a seaman

2. Tarnoun

   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. Tarverb

   to smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tar

   Tar is a Persian long-necked, waisted instrument, shared by many cultures and countries like Iran, Afghanistan, Armenia, Georgia, Republic of Azerbaijan, and other areas near the Caucasus region. The word tar itself means "string" in Persian, though it might have the same meaning in languages influenced by Persian or any other branches of Iranian languages like Kurdish. This has led some Iranian experts to hold that the Tar must be common among all the Iranian people as well as the territories that are boldly named as Iranian Cultural Continent by the Encyclopædia Iranica. This is claimed to be the root of the names of the Iranian setar and the guitar as well as less widespread instruments such as the dutar and the Indian sitar. Though it was certainly developed in the Persian Empire, the exact region in which it was first made and played in the Persian Empire cannot be confirmed. Tar is one of the most important musical instruments in Iran and the Caucasus. The formation, compilation, edition, and inheritance of the most authentic and most comprehensive versions of radif are all worked on tar. The general trends of Persian classical music have been deeply influenced by tar players. In 2012 art of Azerbaijani craftsmanship and performance art of the tar was added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tar

   tär, v.t. to set on, incite to fight. [M. E. tarien, to irritate—A.S. tergan, to provoke.]

2. Tar

   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.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. tar

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2. TAR

   What does TAR stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TAR acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TAR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tar is ranked #72568 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Tar surname appeared 268 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tar.
   
   63.8% or 171 total occurrences were White.
   20.1% or 54 total occurrences were Asian.
   11.9% or 32 total occurrences were Black.
   3.3% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Anagrams for TAR »

1. tra

2. art

3. rat

How to pronounce TAR?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of TAR in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of TAR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of TAR in a Sentence

1. Mathew Kiang:

   One thing I do want to highlight is that, despite the large differences in deaths across states, there's no evidence to suggest that there's differences in use, what we think is happening is that the heroin just continues to get more and more potent in the eastern United States, whereas heroin [ in ] the western United States has traditionally been this brown tar heroin. It's much harder to lace with fentanyl or other synthetic opioids.

2. Lindsay LaSalle:

   In those parts of the country, you have a white powder heroin that you can mix fentanyl into pretty easily, whereas on the West Coast, you have a black tar heroin, which is very difficult to mix the white powder into. So you just don't see the same distribution of fentanyl on the West Coast as in these other places.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   It’s not going to tar anybody, we’re going to fix the problem.

4. Suzanne Bissonnette:

   It really does look like somebody dripped tar on the leaf.

5. Josh Donaldson:

   Hitters have never really cared about sunscreen, rosin and pine tar. We haven’t cared about that because it’s not a performance enhancement. What these guys are doing now are performance-enhancing, to where it is an actual superglue-type of ordeal, to where it’s not about command anymore, now, it’s about who’s throwing the nastiest pitches, the more unhittable pitches.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=TAR
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=TAR
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TAR
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=TAR
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=TAR
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=TAR
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html