Thesaurus: tarry

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1. n. Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar.
2. v. i. To stay or remain behind; to wait.
3. v. i. To delay; to put off going or coming; to loiter.
4. v. i. To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge.
5. v. t. To delay; to defer; to put off.
6. v. t. To wait for; to stay or stop for.
7. n. Stay; stop; delay.
8. adj. having the characteristics of pitch or tar
9. v. be about a place without any apparent purpose
10. v. leave slowly and hesitantly
11. Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar. 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. 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. Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.] E. Lodge.
12. v:100 v. leave slowly and hesitantly