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tarred

/tɑːd/

/tɑrd/

tarred out

tarredadjective

/tɑːd/

/tɑrd/

Translations

смолёный

The tarred road was smooth and easy to drive on.

Смолёная дорога была гладкой и удобной для езды.

Additional translations

смоляной

покрытый смолой

Definitions

Covered with tar, a thick, sticky, black substance used for waterproofing and sealing.

The tarred road was smooth and easy to drive on.

Stigmatized or marked with a negative reputation, often due to association with something disreputable.

After the scandal, the politician was tarred with the same brush as his corrupt colleagues.

Synonyms

tarverb

tarred

Past Simple

tarred

Past Simple

tarred

Past Participle

tarring

Gerund

/tɑː/

/tɑr/

Translations

смолить

They used to tar the wooden ships to make them waterproof.

Раньше они смолили деревянные корабли, чтобы сделать их водонепроницаемыми.

Additional translations

покрывать дегтем

пачкать

Definitions

To cover or coat with tar.

The workers tarred the road to make it more durable.

To defame or stigmatize someone by associating them with a negative characteristic or action.

The politician was unfairly tarred by the scandal, even though he was not involved.

Synonyms

tarnoun

Definitions

A dark, thick, flammable liquid distilled from wood or coal, used in road-making and for coating and preserving timber.

The workers spread tar on the road to repair the cracks.

A sticky substance that forms in the lungs when tobacco smoke is inhaled.

The doctor explained that tar from cigarettes can damage lung tissue.

A sailor, especially an experienced or seasoned one; a seaman.

The old tar regaled us with tales from his years at sea.

(Computing) A file created with, or the Unix utility that creates, the tar (tape archive) format.

After downloading the package as a tar, extract it with the command line.

taradjective

Definitions

Containing, coated with, or resembling tar.

His boots were covered in tar mud from the pits.