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verb · irregular · transitive · rare

tar out

tar out · tars out · tarred out · tarring out

To punish; to pay back or take revenge onTo punish; to pay back or take revenge on.

Meaning

1 senses

(dated, slang)To punish; to pay back or take revenge on.

Forms

tars out, tarring out, tarred out, tarred out

Base form	tar out · to tar out
3rd person singular	tars out
Present participle	tarring out
Past simple	tarred out
Past participle	tarred out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	tar out
he, she, it	tars out

Past simpleLesson

all persons

tarred out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have tarred out
he, she, it	has tarred out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will tar out

Synonyms

29 synonyms

penalizeB2 correctB2 punishB1 castigate get back at retaliate amerce chasten chastise come down on fix someone's wagon have someone's guts for garters have someone's head have someone's hide

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

tapioca tapir tar tara tarantula tardigrade

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