Tarry - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 11/02/2024

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Tarry.

3 letter answer(s) to tarry

LAG
  1. cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
  2. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
  3. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
  4. one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
  5. the act of slowing down or falling behind
  6. the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"
  7. throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

6 letter answer(s) to tarry

LINGER
  1. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
  2. leave slowly and hesitantly
  3. move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
  4. remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"
  5. take one's time; proceed slowly
REMAIN
  1. be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"
  2. continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
  3. stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
  4. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

4 letter answer(s) to tarry

WAIT
  1. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
  2. serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"
  3. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
  4. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"
  5. time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
  6. wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

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