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tarry |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tarry \Tar"ry\, v. t. 1. To delay; to defer; to put off [Obs.] Tarry us here no longer than to-morrow. --Chaucer. 2. To wait for to stay or stop for [Archaic] He that will have a cake out of the wheat must needs tarry the grinding. --Shak. He plodded on . . . tarrying no further question. --Sir W. Scott. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tarry \Tar"ry\, n. Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.] --E. Lodge. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tarry \Tar"ry\, a. [From {Tar}, n.] Consisting of or covered with tar; like tar. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tarry \Tar"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tarried}; p. pr & vb n. {Tarrying}.] [OE. tarien to irritate (see {Tarre}); but with a change of sense probably due to confusion with OE targen to delay, OF targier, fr (assumed) LL tardicare fr L. tardare to make slow, to tarry, fr tardus slow. Cf {Tardy}.] 1. To stay or remain behind; to wait. Tarry ye for us until we come again --Ex. xxiv. 14. 2. To delay; to put off going or coming; to loiter. Come down unto me tarry not --Gen. xic. 9. One tarried here there hurried one --Emerson. 3. To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge. Tarry all night, and wash your feet. --Gen. xix. 2. Syn: To abide; continue; lodge; await; loiter. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tarry adj : having the characteristics of pitch or tar [syn: {pitchy}, {resinous}, {resiny}] v 1: be about "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}] 2: leave slowly and hesitantly [syn: {linger}, {dally}]
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