Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tar

2 senses of tar

Sense 1
pitch, tar -- (any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue)
       => bitumen -- (any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons)

Sense 2
mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog -- (a man who serves as a sailor)
       => sailor, crewman -- (any member of a ship's crew)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tar

1 sense of tar

Sense 1
tar -- (coat with tar; "tar the roof"; "tar the roads")
       => coat, surface -- (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate")