TART

sharp, sharp-worded, tart

(adjective) harsh; “sharp criticism”; “a sharp-worded exchange”; “a tart remark”

lemony, lemonlike, sourish, tangy, tart

(adjective) tasting sour like a lemon

tart

(noun) a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust

tart

(noun) a small open pie with a fruit filling

prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street

(noun) a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

tart (comparative tarter, superlative tartest)

Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.

(of wine) high or too high in acidity.

(figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.

Synonyms

• (of wine: high in acidity): green

Etymology 2

Noun

tart (plural tarts)

A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.

Etymology 3

Noun

tart (plural tarts)

(British, slang) A prostitute.

(British, slang, derogatory) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.

Synonyms

• (prostitute): See also prostitute

• (prostitute): See also promiscuous woman

Verb

tart (third-person singular simple present tarts, present participle tarting, simple past and past participle tarted)

To practice prostitution

To practice promiscuous sex

To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorishly, or sluttily

Anagrams

• Trat, attr

Proper noun

Tart (plural Tarts)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tart is the 9511st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3417 individuals. Tart is most common among White (69.51%) and Black/African American (25.7%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Trat, attr

Source: Wiktionary


Tart, a. Etym: [AS. teart. *63. Cf. Tear, v. t.]

1. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple.

2. Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke. Why art thou tart, my brother Bunyan.

Tart, n. Etym: [OE. tarte, F. tarte; perhaps originally the same word as tourte, LL. torta, fr. L. tortus, p.p. of torquere to twist, bend, wind, because tarts were originally made of a twisted shape. Cf. Torture, n.]

Definition: A species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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