tat

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

to do, or make by, tatting.

Origin of tat

First recorded in 1900–05; back formation from tatting

Words nearby tat

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

Definition for tat (2 of 2)

TAT

Thematic Apperception Test.

Words related to tat

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

Example sentences from the Web for tat

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

Medical definitions for tat

TAT

abbr.

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Idioms and Phrases with tat

tat

see tit for tat.