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Grammar : Verb
Spell : tahr
Phonetic Transcription : tɑr



Definition of tarred

Origin :
  • in tar and feather, 1769. A mob action in U.S. in Revolutionary times and several decades thereafter. Originally it had been imposed by an ordinance of Richard I (1189) as punishment in the navy for theft. Among other applications over the years was its use in 1623 by a bishop on "a party of incontinent friars and nuns" [OED], but not until 1769 was the verbal phrase attested. Related: Tarred; tarring.
  • As in impugn : verb criticize, challenge
  • As in pave : verb cover with asphalt, concrete
  • As in profane : verb defile, desecrate
  • As in smear : verb rub on, spread over
  • As in soil : verb make dirty
  • As in stain : verb dirty, taint
  • As in sully : verb soil, stain
  • As in taint : verb dirty, contaminate; ruin
  • As in tarnish : verb dirty, corrupt
  • As in defile : verb corrupt, violate
  • As in dirty : verb cause to be soiled
  • As in discolor : verb fading, dirtying of hue
Example sentences :
  • The tarred ropes twined and intertwined like lichens and vines.
  • Extract from : « Mayflower (Flor de mayo) » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
  • Tarred on by the wind, the fire climbed from sunset to near dawn.
  • Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray
  • You're in the same boat with us and tarred with the same brush.
  • Extract from : « Triplanetary » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • "I ought to be tarred and feathered," she cried breathlessly.
  • Extract from : « The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point » by Laura Lee Hope
  • "They'm all tarred with the wan brush, I reckon," replied Triggs.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 » by Various
  • He felt that unless he escaped he would surely be tarred and feathered.
  • Extract from : « The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview » by Ralph Bonehill
  • In another five minutes I would have been tarred and feathered.
  • Extract from : « The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview » by Ralph Bonehill
  • That which has not been tarred, in contradistinction to tarred line.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • Binding will be done with a double turn of wire or tarred rope.
  • Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss
  • All were red-skinned Americans, "tarred with the same stick."
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 » by Various

Synonyms for tarred

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