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Meaning of tarry

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  tarry
      adj 1: having the characteristics of pitch or tar [syn:
             {pitchy}, {resinous}, {resiny}, {tarry}]
      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}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill
           around}]
      2: leave slowly and hesitantly [syn: {tarry}, {linger}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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