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Definitions for Tar

[1] any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
[2] coal-tar pitch.
[3] smoke solids or components: cigarette tar.
[4] to smear or cover with or as if with tar.
[5] of or characteristic of tar.
[6] covered or smeared with tar; tarred.
[7] beat /knock /whale the tar out of , Informal . to beat mercilessly: The thief had knocked the tar out of the old man and left him for dead.
[8] tar and feather , to coat (a person) with tar and feathers as a punishment or humiliation. to punish severely: She should be tarred and feathered for what she has done.
[9] tarred with the same brush , possessing the same shortcomings or guilty of the same misdeeds: The whole family is tarred with the same brush.
[10] a sailor.
[11] any of various dark viscid substances obtained by the destructive distillation of organic matter such as coal, wood, or peat
[12] another name for coal tar
[13] to coat with tar
[14] tar and feather to punish by smearing tar and feathers over (someone)
[15] tarred with the same brush regarded as having the same faults
[16] an informal word for seaman

Words related to Tar

heroin, opiate, drug, poppy, morphine, sidewalk, road, asphalt, cadet, marine, pilot, boater, diver, adhesive, plaster, mud, sand, paste, wax, assail

Words nearby Tar

tapster, tapu, taqiyah, taqlid, taqueria, tar, tar and feather, tar baby, tar ball, tar boy, tar heel

Origin of Tar

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

Other words from Tar

non·tarred , adjective
un·tarred , adjective

Word origin for Tar

C17: short for tarpaulin

Synonyms for Tar

drug, heroin, morphine, opiate, poppy, codeine, dope, hypnotic, papaverine, soporific, brown stuff, sleep-inducer