WEBoggle Menu
Dictionary Definition of tars
tar [1] noun, verb, tarred, tarring. -- noun 1. any of various dark-coloured viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, such as coal, wood, etc. 2. coal-tar pitch. -- adjective 3. made of or covered with tar. -- verb (t) 4. to smear or cover with, or as with, tar. -- phrase 5. tar and feather, to punish or have revenge on (someone) by covering with tar and feathers. 6. tarred with the same brush, having similar faults. [ME terre, OE terw- (stem teru ), c. D teer, G Teer; akin to TREE ] |