Definitions for tartɑr
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tartɑr(n.; v.; adj.)tarred, tar•ring
(n.)any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
Category: Chemistry
coal-tar pitch.
Category: Chemistry
smoke solids or components:
cigarette tar.
Category: Chemistry
(v.t.)to smear or cover with or as if with tar.
(adj.)of or characteristic of tar.
covered or smeared with tar.
Idioms for tar:
beat, knock, or whale the tar out of,to beat mercilessly.
Category: Idiom
tar and feather, to coat (a person) with tar and feathers as a punishment or humiliation.
Category: Idiom
tar with the same brush, to regard as having the same unfavorable qualities as one whose shortcomings are known.
Category: Idiom
Origin of tar:
bef. 900; (n.) ME tarr(e), ter(re), OE teru, c. MD tar, ter(re), ON tjara; ME terren, OE tierwian
tartɑr(n.)
a sailor.
Category: Informal
Origin of tar:
1740–50; perh. short for tarpaulin
Princeton's WordNet
pitch, tar(noun)
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog(verb)
a man who serves as a sailor
tar(verb)
coat with tar
"tar the roof"; "tar the roads"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
tar(noun)ɑr
a thick black substance used to make the surface of a road
tarɑr
a black substance produced when tobacco burns
Webster Dictionary
Tar(noun)
a sailor; a seaman
Tar(noun)
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
Tar(verb)
to smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth
Translations for tar
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
tar(noun)
any of several kinds of thick, black, sticky material obtained from wood, coal etc and used eg in roadmaking.
- teerAfrikaans
- قُطْرانArabic
- катранBulgarian
- alcatrãoPortuguese (BR)
- dehetCzech
- der TeerGerman
- tjæreDanish
- πίσσαGreek
- alquitrán, brea, chapapoteSpanish
- tõrvEstonian
- قیرFarsi
- tervaFinnish
- goudronFrench
- זֶפֶתHebrew
- तारकोलHindi
- katranCroatian
- kátrányHungarian
- terIndonesian
- tjaraIcelandic
- catrameItalian
- タールJapanese
- 타르Korean
- dervaLithuanian
- darvaLatvian
- tarMalay
- teerDutch
- tjæreNorwegian
- smołaPolish
- alcatrãoPortuguese
- smoalăRomanian
- смола; гудронRussian
- dechtSlovak
- katranSlovenian
- katranSerbian
- tjäraSwedish
- น้ำมันดินThai
- katranTurkish
- 柏油，焦油Chinese (Trad.)
- смола; дьоготьUkrainian
- تارکولUrdu
- nhựa đườngVietnamese
- 柏油，焦油，沥青Chinese (Simp.)
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