tar (B1)

noun

Pronunciation: /tɑːr/

Definition

A dark, thick, flammable liquid, typically obtained from coal or wood, used for waterproofing and in road construction.

Examples

• The ship's deck was coated with tar to protect it from the sea.

• Coal tar is a byproduct of coal gas production.

• The smell of tar filled the air near the construction site.

How to Use tar

tar and feather (idiom)

To punish someone publicly by covering them with tar and feathers. — "In historical accounts, wrongdoers were sometimes tarred and feathered."

tar something with the same brush (idiom)

To assume that someone is like someone else because they are in the same group or have done a similar thing. — "You can't tar everyone who works in sales with the same brush; they are all individuals."

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