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tarball en · NOUN

Etymology

From tar + ball.

Meanings

1. A ball of tar or crude oil found on a beach.
   • 1969, Hearings By United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary All of us who have been to the beaches this year have encountered tarballs that stick to our feet and mess up our rugs.
2. A file that is an archive of several other files, created using the Unix tar utility.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
tarballs	Number=Plur		lexicographic

tarball en · VERB

Etymology

From tar + ball.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To archive into a tarball.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
tarballing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
tarballed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
tarballed	Tense=Past		lexicographic
tarballs	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic