tar

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɑːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tɑr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tär)

Inflections of 'tar' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
tars
v 3rd person singular
tarring
v pres p
tarred
v past
tarred
v past p

Collocations for "tar"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "tar" in context.

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tar

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. laying new tar on the road
  2. tar and asphalt
  3. the smell of tar
  4. smells like tar
  5. [is, got] covered in tar
  6. [sticky, soft, smelly] tar
  7. got tar stuck to (the bottom of) my shoe
  8. the tar is soft from the sun
  9. burned my feet on the hot tar
  10. [remove, distill] tar
  11. her lungs are full of tar (from smoking)
  12. the buildup of tar in your lungs
  13. [five] milligrams of tar per cigarette
  14. slang: knocked the tar out of him
v
  1. tar [him, people] with the same brush
  2. tar [the road, a surface, a highway]
  3. the [road] was [newly, freshly] tarred
  4. tar and feather her
  5. he was tarred and feathered
n as adj
  1. tar pits
'tar' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
tacky

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