Tarry

[Tar·ry]

To tarry is to linger and take your time leaving. If you really like going to Sally’s Diner for dessert, you might tarry over coffee and end up leaving after they’ve closed the kitchen.

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Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar.

Verb
leave slowly and hesitantly

Verb
be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

Adjective S.
having the characteristics of pitch or tar


n.
Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar.

v. i.
To stay or remain behind; to wait.

v. i.
To delay; to put off going or coming; to loiter.

v. i.
To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge.

v. t.
To delay; to defer; to put off.

v. t.
To wait for; to stay or stop for.

n.
Stay; stop; delay.


Tarry

Tar"ry , a. [From Tar, n.] Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar.

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.
2. To delay; to put off going or coming; to loiter.
Come down unto me, tarry not.
One tarried here, there hurried one.
3. To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge.
Tarry all night, and wash your feet.
Syn. -- To abide; continue; lodge; await; loiter.

Tarry

Tar"ry, v. t. 1. To delay; to defer; to put off. [Obs.]
Tarry us here no longer than to-morrow.
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.
He plodded on, . . . tarrying no further question.

Tarry

Tar"ry, n. Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.] E. Lodge.

Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar.

To stay or remain behind; to wait.

To delay; to defer; to put off.

Stay; stop; delay.

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