tat
1to do tatting, or make (knotted lace) by tatting.
Origin of tat
1Other definitions for tat (2 of 3)
a pattern, words, or piece of art inked indelibly into the skin by making punctures in it and inserting pigments; tattoo: She was normally proud of her tats, but she wore long-sleeved blouses to cover them while interviewing for elementary school teaching positions.
to mark (the skin) with tattoos, or put (tattoos) on the skin (often followed by up): I want to get really tatted up, but I’m planning each piece carefully and taking my time—you only get one canvas for this art.
Origin of tat
2Other definitions for TAT (3 of 3)
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How to use tat in a sentence
Just make sure the tats can be discreetly and completely covered.
Disney Parks’ Craziest Corporate Rules: Beards OK, Tattoos Still Out | | January 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTViggo covered in prison tats, issuing a vicious, butt-naked beat-down in the Russian mobster drama Eastern Promises.
Viggo Mortensen on Playing Freud in ‘A Dangerous Method’ | Chris Lee | November 23, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThe three estates of the realm are the three orders (tats) into which all natural-born subjects are legally divided: viz.
In a few minutes we were replying in volume, and the rat-tat-tats of the machine-guns on either side were continuous.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit RooseveltMes tats vous offrent une retraite paisible: je vous veux du bien, & je vous en ferai, si vous le trouvez bon.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2) | John Hill Burton
The Huichol Indians also know it and raise it; they call it tats.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) | Carl LumholtzLa frocit et la dbauche, lanarchie et la pauvret taient dans tous les tats.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
British Dictionary definitions for tat (1 of 4)
/ (tæt) /
to make (something) by tatting
Origin of tat
1British Dictionary definitions for tat (2 of 4)
/ (tæt) /
tatty articles or a tatty condition
tasteless articles
a tangled mass
Origin of tat
2British Dictionary definitions for tat (3 of 4)
/ (tæt) /
short for tattoo 2 (def. 2)
British Dictionary definitions for tat (4 of 4)
/ (tæt) /
See tit for tat
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Other Idioms and Phrases with tat
see tit for tat.
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