Tar (band)
WordNet

noun


(1)   A man who serves as a sailor
(2)   Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

verb


(3)   Coat with tar
"Tar the roof"; "tar the roads"
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Etymology 1


From teru, teoru, from Germanic *terwo-, probably a derivation of *trewo- ( > English tree), from Indo-European *drew ‘tree’. Cognate with Dutch teer, German Teer, Swedish tjära.

Noun


  1. A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
  2. Coal tar.
  3. A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
  4. A sailor, because of their tarpaulin clothes. Also Jack Tar.

Noun



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