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What does tar mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
  2. Coal tar.
  3. (uncountable) A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
  4. (slang, dated) A sailor, because of their tarpaulin clothes. Also Jack Tar.
  5. Black tar, a form of heroin.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To coat with tar.
  2. (transitive) To besmirch.
Noun
  1. (computing) A program for archiving files, common on Unix.
  2. (computing) A file produced by such a program.
Verb
  1. (computing) To create a tar archive.
Noun
  1. A Persian long-necked, waisted instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.
Noun
  1. A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.
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