tar

CEFRB1

/tɑː/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    A thick black substance used on roads and roofs.

  2. 02

    verb

    To cover something with tar.

Examples

  • I just can't get the tar off the jacket.

  • The components obtained by distillation of coal tar are as shown below.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A black, oil, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal., (often typeset "tar" in USA) A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.

  2. A sailor (because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes).

  3. A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.

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In context

  • The Japanese Parliament today officially elected Ryūtarō Hashimoto as the country's 52nd prime minister.

  • The allegations tarred his name, even though he was found innocent.

  • a ruminating tar was[…]adorning [the wooden settle] with his jack-knife,[…]trying his hand at a ship under full sail.

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Origin

noun

PIE word *dóru From Middle English ter, terr, tarr, from Old English teoru, from Proto-West Germanic *teru, from Proto-Germanic *terwą, from Proto-Indo-European *derwo-, from *dóru (“tree”). See also Saterland Frisian Taar, West Frisian tarre, tar, Dutch teer, German Teer; also Welsh derw (“oaks”), Lithuanian dervà (“pinewood, resin”), Russian де́рево (dérevo, “tree”), Bulgarian дърво́ (dǎrvó, “tree”). More at tree.