26984 words

tar

7 definitions • 4 examples
1
a black substance, sticky when hot, used especially for making roads
2
one of the poisonous substances found in tobacco:

Examples:

a low tar cigarette
3
to put tar on a surface
4
to describe someone in a negative way, or to make them be considered in a negative way, especially unfairly:

Examples:

He is not tarred by the scandals of the past.
be tarred with His reputation as a Vietnam War hero means he cannot easily be tarred with that old label of being "soft on defence".
5
a black substance, sticky when hot, used esp. for making roads
6
a substance in tobacco smoke that causes harm to the lungs
7
to put tar on a surface, esp. a road:

Examples:

They’ll be tarring our street this week.

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