Synonyms for "tarpit"

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Related word relations

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4 relation types

Related terms

1 entries

tar baby

derived

1 entries

Turing tarpit

derived from

2 entries

pittar

related to

5 entries

asphaltbitumenlakesubterraneansurface

Translations

4 translations across 3 languages.

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Finnish

1 entries

• asfalttijärvi noun (lake of asphalt)

French

2 entries

• fosse à bitume noun (lake of asphalt)
• lac d'asphalte noun (lake of asphalt)

Russian

1 entries

• смоляна́я я́ма noun (lake of asphalt)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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If an attack matches a certain pattern, the connection can be tarpitted.

Source: wiktionary

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