Yar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /jɑː/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Yar is a verb meaning (intransitive) To snarl; to gnar.
Meaning
(intransitive) To snarl; to gnar.
More Meanings
- (intransitive, chiefly Scotland) To growl, especially like a dog; quarrel; to be captious or troublesome.
- (UK dialectal) Sour; brackish.
- (nautical, of a vessel, especially sailboat) Quick and agile; easy to hand, reef and steer.
Example Sentences
The wynd was good, the Schip was yare.
...to make a ship best weighed, or yarest in her going.
Arr, here be a fine vessel: the yarest river-going boat there be.
1939, The Philadelphia Story written by Philip Barry My, she was yar...It means, uh...easy to handle, quick to the helm, fast, right. Everything a boat should be, until she develops dry rot.
Word Forms
- yars
- yarring
- yarred
- yarr
- yarer
- yarest
- yare
Synonyms for yar
Depending on context, synonyms include yare.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kig, snar, gnarl, gnar, snarl, yarr.
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