Definition of tar

tar    

verb - transitive

• to punish. From "tar and feather".

                                                                                                                              
  
  Citation from "Too many laws, too many prisoners", The Economist, Jul 22 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to punish.

  Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 24 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'to punish':
break (one's) balls	Definitions include: to complain, scold, harass, or nag as to provoke anger.
bust (one's) balls	Definitions include: to complain, scold, or nag.
make heads roll	Definitions include: to punish one or more people due to a mistake, usually in a workplace environment or business context.
smoke	Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm.
lashes with a wet noodle	Definitions include: a punishment for something small.
tar and feather	Definitions include: to punish.
slap on the wrist	Definitions include: a light punishment.
trunky monkey	Definitions include: a person who must travel in the trunk of a car because there are no seats left.
crucify	Definitions include: to punish.
kneecap	Definitions include: to break one's kneecaps as a form of punishment.
get off easy	Definitions include: to only get light punishment.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'tar':
black tar	Definitions include: a type of heroin.
knock the tar out of	Definitions include: to beat.
tar and feather	Definitions include: to punish.
tar bender	Definitions include: "bar tender", as spoken by a drunk person.

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