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Definition tar in American English

tar noun

[uncountable] noun
/tɑr/
1

a thick black liquid made from coal, used especially for making the surfaces of roads

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2

a sticky poisonous substance from tobacco that people who smoke cigarettes get in their lungs

Example

low-tar cigarettes

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Example

She was playing her tar.

Definition tar in American English