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Definition of Tart
1. Adjective. Tasting sour like a lemon.
Similar to: Sour
Derivative terms: Lemon, Lemon, Tang, Tanginess, Tartness, Tartness
2. Noun. A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money.
Specialized synonyms: Call Girl, Camp Follower, Comfort Woman, Ianfu, Demimondaine, Floozie, Floozy, Hooker, Hustler, Slattern, Street Girl, Streetwalker, White Slave
Generic synonyms: Adult Female, Woman
Derivative terms: Bawdy, Prostitute, Whore, Whore, Whoredom
3. Adjective. Harsh. "A tart remark"
4. Noun. A small open pie with a fruit filling.
Generic synonyms: Pie
Geographical relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa
Derivative terms: Tartlet
5. Noun. A pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust.
Specialized synonyms: Apple Tart
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Derivative terms: Tartlet
Definition of Tart
1. a. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple.
2. n. A species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
Definition of Tart
1. Adjective. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. ¹
2. Adjective. Of wine: high or too high in acidity. ¹
3. Adjective. (figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe. ¹
4. Noun. A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie. ¹
5. Noun. (British) (slang) A prostitute. ¹
6. Noun. (British) (slang derogatory) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals. ¹
7. Verb. To practice prostitution ¹
8. Verb. To practice promiscuous sex ¹
9. Verb. To dress garishly or ostentatiously ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tart
1. having a sharp, sour taste [adj TARTER, TARTEST] / to dress up [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Tart
1. 1. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple. 2. Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke. "Why art thou tart, my brother?" (Bunyan) Origin: AS. Teart. 63. Cf. Tear. A species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie. Origin: 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 L. Tortus, p.p. Of torquere to twist, bend, wind, because tarts were originally made of a twisted shape.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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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