"tarred out" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more tarred out [comparative], most tarred out [superlative]
Etymology: From tired out. Head templates: {{en-adj}} tarred out (comparative more tarred out, superlative most tarred out)
  1. (colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of tired out Tags: alt-of, colloquial, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: tired out
    Sense id: en-tarred_out-en-adj-WpTcoS6D Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: From tar out. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tarred out
  1. simple past and past participle of tar out Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: tar out
    Sense id: en-tarred_out-en-verb-aRRWQfyv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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