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Tarry Common

Tarry has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:

Verb · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

A sojourn.

Verb
1

be about

"The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"

"Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

2

leave slowly and hesitantly

3

To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.

Adjective
1

having the characteristics of pitch or tar

2

Resembling tar.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

See Also
delay late linger pissasphalt tardy tarried tarre stay
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
be leave
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
prowl
Rhyming Words
rry arry erry urry orry harry perry lurry jarry larry worry marry merry jerry durry corry furry hurry kerry gurry
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