tarred out

A form of tar out — To punish; to pay back or take revenge on.

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Meanings

tarred out1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of tar out

tarred out2

adjectivetarred out (comparative more tarred out, superlative most tarred out)

comparative more tarred out · superlative most tarred out

  1. colloquialpronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of tired out

    "Don't pester yer pap. He's plumb tarred out. Yer mus' go ter bed early, Lark, 'n' git rested."

    1897, William Eleazar Barton, The Truth about the Trouble at Roundstone, Pilgrim Press, page 47

Origin

tarred out · verb

From tar out.

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tarred out · adjective

From tired out.

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APA

tarred out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarred%20out

MLA

“tarred out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarred%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tarred out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarred%20out.

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