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tat

[ tat ]
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verb (used with or without object), tat·ted, tat·ting.

to do, or make by, tatting.

RELATED WORDS

knit, entangle, cord, secure, bind, tie, tether, loop, associate, braid, connect, convolute, crisscross, cross, entwine, interlace, link, mesh, network, relate

Nearby words

tasteless, tastemaker, taster, tasting menu, tasty, tat, tat tvam asi, tatabánya, tatahash, tatami, tatar

Origin of tat

First recorded in 1900–05; back formation from tatting

Definition for tat (2 of 2)

TAT

Thematic Apperception Test.
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British Dictionary definitions for tat (1 of 4)

tat

1
/ (tæt) /

verb tats, tatting or tatted

to make (something) by tatting

Word Origin for tat

C19: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for tat (2 of 4)

tat

2
/ (tæt) /

noun

tatty articles or a tatty condition
tasteless articles
a tangled mass

Word Origin for tat

C20: back formation from tatty

British Dictionary definitions for tat (3 of 4)

tat

3
/ (tæt) /

noun

short for tattoo 2 (def. 2)

British Dictionary definitions for tat (4 of 4)

tat

4
/ (tæt) /

noun

See tit for tat
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Medicine definitions for tat

TAT

abbr.

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Idioms and Phrases with tat

tat

see tit for tat.

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