Tart Definition

tärt
tarted, tartest, tarting, tarts, tarter
adjective
tartest, tarter
Sharp in taste; sour; acid; acidulous.
Webster's New World
Sharp in meaning or implication; cutting.
A tart answer.
Webster's New World
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noun
tarts
A small shell of pastry filled with jam, jelly, etc.
Webster's New World
In England, a small pie filled with fruit or jam and often having a top crust.
Webster's New World
A pie.
American Heritage
A prostitute.
American Heritage
A prostitute or any promiscuous woman.
Webster's New World
verb
To dress up or make fancy in a tawdry, garish way. Often used with up.
American Heritage
idiom
tart up
  • to clothe, furnish, or decorate in a showy and, often, vulgar way
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tart

Noun

Singular:
tart
Plural:
tarts

Adjective

Base Form:
tart
Comparative:
tarter
Superlative:
tartest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Tart

Origin of Tart

  • Middle English tarte from Old French perhaps alteration of tartane from Late Latin torta a kind of bread

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English from Old English teart severe der- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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