tar out
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Meaning · English
To punish; to pay back or take revenge on.
Register: dated, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
We had him stopped the year before, the time we whupped him at Stone's River at the end of Sixty-two: we tarred him out so bad he had to wait.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “tar out” mean?
To punish; to pay back or take revenge on.
Is “tar out” formal or informal?
tar out is generally dated, slang.