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tarries


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  tarry 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  tarry 
 
  Sense  1 
  loiter,  lounge,  footle,  lollygag,  loaf,  lallygag,  hang  around  mess  about  tarry,  linger,  lurk,  mill  about  mill  around 
  =>  prowl,  lurch 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  tarry 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  tarry 
 
  Sense  1 
  loiter,  lounge,  footle,  lollygag,  loaf,  lallygag,  hang  around  mess  about  tarry,  linger,  lurk,  mill  about  mill  around 
  =>  prowl,  lurch 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  tarry 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  tarry 
 
  2  senses  of  tarry 
 
  Sense  1 
  loiter,  lounge,  footle,  lollygag,  loaf,  lallygag,  hang  around  mess  about  tarry,  linger,  lurk,  mill  about  mill  around 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  2 
  tarry,  linger 
  =>  leave  go  forth,  go  away 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  tarry 
 
  tarry  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  tarry 
 
  Sense  1 
  loiter,  lounge,  footle,  lollygag,  loaf,  lallygag,  hang  around  mess  about  tarry,  linger,  lurk,  mill  about  mill  around 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  tarry,  linger 
  =>  leave  go  forth,  go  away 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  tarry 
 
  The  verb  tarry  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  loiter,  lounge,  footle,  lollygag,  loaf,  lallygag,  hang  around  mess  about  tarry,  linger,  lurk,  mill  about  mill  around  --  (be  about  "The  high  school  students  like  to  loiter  in  the  Central  Square";  "Who  is  this  man  that  is  hanging  around  the  department?") 
  2.  tarry,  linger  --  (leave  slowly  and  hesitantly) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  tarry 
 
  The  verb  tarry  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  loiter,  lounge,  footle,  lollygag,  loaf,  lallygag,  hang  around  mess  about  tarry,  linger,  lurk,  mill  about  mill  around  --  (be  about  "The  high  school  students  like  to  loiter  in  the  Central  Square";  "Who  is  this  man  that  is  hanging  around  the  department?") 
  2.  tarry,  linger  --  (leave  slowly  and  hesitantly) 



tarries definition