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Definitions and Synonyms of
tar
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tar
| What is
tar?
Definition 1: a man who serves as a sailor - [noun denoting person]
Synonyms for tar in the sense of this definition
gob
jack
jack-tar
mariner
old salt
sea dog
seafarer
seaman
(
tar
is a kind of ...) any member of a ship's crew
crewman
sailor
(... is a kind of
tar
) a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills
able-bodied seaman
able seaman
(... is a kind of
tar
) an argumentative and contentious seaman
sea lawyer
(... is a kind of
tar
) a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
pilot
(... is a kind of
tar
) a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
"he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
officer
ship's officer
(... is a kind of
tar
) someone who operates a barge
bargee
bargeman
lighterman
(... is a kind of
tar
) the person who steers a ship
helmsman
steerer
steersman
(... is a kind of
tar
) a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
deckhand
roustabout
(... is a kind of
tar
) a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
bo's'n
bo'sun
boatswain
bos'n
bosun
(... is a kind of
tar
) a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
whaler
Definition 2: any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue - [noun denoting substance]
Synonyms for tar in the sense of this definition
pitch
(
tar
is a kind of ...) any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons
bitumen
(... is a kind of
tar
) a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds
coal tar
Definition 3: coat with tar - [verb of contact]
Samples where tar or its synonyms are used according to this definition
tar the roof
tar the roads
(
tar
is a kind of ...) put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
"coat the cake with chocolate"
coat
surface
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tar-wood
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tar-wood