Tar | Mean of tar in English Dictionary
/ˈtɑɚ/
- Noun
- a very thick, black, sticky liquid made from coal that becomes hard when it cools and that is used especially for road surfaces
- a sticky substance that is formed by burning tobacco
- low-tar cigarettes
- Verb
- to cover (something) with tar
- tar a roadway
- to cover (someone) with tar and then with feathers as an old-fashioned punishment
- to punish (someone) very severely
- If I don't get home in time, Mom will tar and feather me.
- to think that (someone) has the same bad qualities and deserves the same blame or criticism as another person because of being connected or associated with that person in some way
- It's a shame that when a few people get caught cheating everyone else gets tarred with the same brush.
