Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tar out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
tar out
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To punish; to pay back or take revenge on.

Dated; Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

tars out (present, singular) tarring out (participle, present) tarred out (participle, past) tarred out (past)

Synonyms

castigate penalize get back at retaliate amerce chasten chastise come down on correct fix someone's wagon have someone's guts for garters have someone's head

Questions

What does tar out mean?
To punish; to pay back or take revenge on.

How to pronounce tar out

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