tarre
To incite; to provoke; to spur onTo incite; to provoke; to spur on.
» Tom was tarred and feathered by the crowd.
Tom wurde von der Menge geteert und gefedert.
Том был вымазан толпой в смоле и перьях.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)To incite; to provoke; to spur on.
Examples
4 sentencesTom was tarred and feathered by the crowd.
ruТом был вымазан толпой в смоле и перьях. — Ooneykcall
deTom wurde von der Menge geteert und gefedert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary are tarred with the same brush.
ruТом и Мария одним лыком шиты. — Ooneykcall
The road has been tarred.
deDie Straße ist geteert worden. — Jens_Odo
Sometimes I wish for the Middle Ages again, back when people like Tom were chased out of town tarred and feathered.
deManchmal wünsche ich mir das Mittelalter zurück, wo man Leute wie Tom geteert und gefedert aus der Stadt gejagt hätte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English tarien, taryen (“to vex, harass, cause to hesitate, delay”), from OldFrom Middle English tarien, taryen (“to vex, harass, cause to hesitate, delay”), from Old English tirġan, terġan, tirian (“to worry, exasperate”).
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Forms
tarres, tarring, tarred, tarredWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle