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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 L. tortus, p.p. of torquere to twist, bend, wind, because tarts were originally made of a twisted shape.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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