Tarried

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              Tarry ye for us, until we come again. --Ex. xxiv.
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     2. To delay; to put off going or coming; to loiter.
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              Come down unto me, tarry not.         --Gen. xic. 9.
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              One tarried here, there hurried one.  --Emerson.
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     3. To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge.
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              Tarry all night, and wash your feet.  --Gen. xix. 2.
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     Syn: To abide; continue; lodge; await; loiter.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tarried
       See {tarry}