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Pave vs Tar - What's the difference?

pave | tar | Synonyms |

As verbs the difference between pave and tar

is that pave is to cover something with paving slabs while tar is to coat with tar.

As nouns the difference between pave and tar

is that pave is a paved surface, a pavement (now only in French contexts) while tar is a black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.

As a proper noun Tar is

a village in Hungary.

pave

English

Verb

  • (British) To cover something with paving slabs.
  • (Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.
  • pave over paradise, put up a parking lot

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)

    tar

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) . More at tree.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
  • Coal tar.
  • (uncountable) A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
  • (slang, dated) A sailor, because of their tarpaulin clothes. Also Jack Tar.
  • (Jonathan Swift)
  • black tar, a form of heroin
  • Derived terms
    * coal tar * mineral tar * tar board * Tar Heel * tar water * tarmacadam, tarmac * tarpaulin * wood tar

    Verb

  • To coat with tar.
  • To besmirch.
  • Although he was found innocent, the allegations had tarred his name.
    Derived terms
    * tar and feather * tar with the same brush

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviation of tape archive .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) A program for archiving files, common on Unix.
  • (computing) A file produced by such a program.
  • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Verb

  • (computing) To create a tar archive.
  • Antonyms
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    Anagrams

    * * *

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (musical instruments) a Persian long-necked, waisted instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus