Adjective tarry has 1 sense
  1. pitchy, resinous, resiny, tarry - having the characteristics of pitch or tar
    Antonym: nonadhesive (indirect, via adhesive)
,Verb tarry has 2 senses
  1. loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
    --1 is one way to be
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. tarry, linger - leave slowly and hesitantly
    --2 is one way to leave, go forth, go away
    Derived form: noun tarriance1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
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