Meaning

1 senses

  1. To delay by means of a tarpit service.

Origin

From tar + pit.

From tar + pit.

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Forms

tarpits, tarpitting, tarpitted, tarpitted

irregular

Base formtarpit · to tarpit
3rd person singulartarpits
Present participletarpitting
Past simpletarpitted
Past participletarpitted

Tenses

tarpit · tarpitted · will tarpit · have tarpitted

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytarpit
he, she, ittarpits

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave tarpitted
he, she, ithas tarpitted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill tarpit

Past simpleLesson

all personstarpitted

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tarnishtarotarottarptarretart

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