Tar — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

a man who serves as a sailor

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɑːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɑː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɑː/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈɑːɹ/.

Examples

tar the roof
tar the roads

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

seaman Jack gob seafarer mariner Jack-tar old salt sea dog pitch

Parts of Speech

noun	any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
noun	a man who serves as a sailor
verb	coat with tar “tar the roof”

Word Forms

pitchy	adjective	having the characteristics of pitch or tar
tar	verb	coat with tar
seamanly	adjective	characteristic of or befitting a seaman; indicating competent seamanship
seamanship	noun	skill in sailing
tar	noun	any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Teer

eine von verschiedenen dunklen, schweren, zähflüssigen Substanzen, die als Rückstand anfallen

🇫🇷French

goudron

l'une quelconque des diverses substances visqueuses lourdes et foncées obtenues comme résidu

🇪🇸Spanish

alquitrán

cualquiera de las diversas sustancias oscuras y viscosas obtenidas como residuo

🇮🇹Italian

catrame

una qualsiasi delle varie sostanze viscose pesanti scure ottenute come residuo

🇳🇱Dutch

teer

een van de verschillende donkere, zware stroperige stoffen die als residu worden verkregen

🇵🇹Portuguese

alcatrão

qualquer uma das várias substâncias escuras, pesadas e viscosas obtidas como resíduo

🇷🇺Russian

смола

любое из различных темных тяжелых вязких веществ, полученных в виде остатка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टार

अवशेष के रूप में प्राप्त विभिन्न गहरे भारी चिपचिपे पदार्थों में से कोई भी

🇮🇳Tamil

தார்

எச்சமாக பெறப்பட்ட பல்வேறு இருண்ட கனமான பிசுபிசுப்பு பொருட்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

తారు

అవశేషంగా పొందిన వివిధ ముదురు భారీ విసిడ్ పదార్థాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

डांबर

अवशेष म्हणून मिळवलेले विविध गडद जड चिकट पदार्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટાર

અવશેષ તરીકે મેળવેલ વિવિધ ઘેરા ભારે ચીકણા પદાર્થોમાંથી કોઈપણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟಾರ್

ಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಪಡೆದ ವಿವಿಧ ಗಾಢ ಭಾರವಾದ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧ ವಸ್ತುಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടാർ

അവശിഷ്ടമായി ലഭിച്ച വിവിധ ഇരുണ്ട കനത്ത വിസിഡ് പദാർത്ഥങ്ങളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਾਰ

ਰਹਿੰਦ-ਖੂੰਹਦ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤੇ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਗੂੜ੍ਹੇ ਭਾਰੀ ਲੇਸਦਾਰ ਪਦਾਰਥਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹار

مختلف گہرے بھاری viscid مادوں میں سے کوئی بھی باقیات کے طور پر حاصل کیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

焦油

作为残留物获得的各种深色粘稠物质中的任何一种

🇯🇵Japanese

タール

残留物として得られるさまざまな黒く重い粘稠な物質の総称

🇰🇷Korean

타르

잔류물로 얻어지는 다양한 어둡고 무거운 점성 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hắc ín

bất kỳ chất nhớt nặng sẫm màu nào thu được dưới dạng cặn

🇹🇭Thai

ทาร์

สารหนืดเข้มชนิดเข้มต่าง ๆ ที่ได้มาเป็นสารตกค้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ter

salah satu dari berbagai zat kental berat berwarna gelap yang diperoleh sebagai residu

🇵🇭Filipino

alkitran

alinman sa iba't ibang dark heavy viscid substance na nakuha bilang residue

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قطران

أي من المواد اللزجة الثقيلة الداكنة المختلفة التي يتم الحصول عليها كبقايا

🇮🇷Persian

تار

هر یک از مواد چسبناک سنگین تیره مختلف که به عنوان پسماند به دست می آید

🇹🇷Turkish

katran

kalıntı olarak elde edilen çeşitli koyu renkli, ağır yapışkan maddelerden herhangi biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

זֶפֶת

כל אחד מחומרים צמיגים כבדים כהים שונים המתקבלים כשריד

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The primary meaning of 'tar' is 'any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue'.

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'tar' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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