- tart
- [[t]tɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]]
tarts, tarting, tarted1) N-VAR A tart is a shallow pastry case with a filling of food, especially sweet food.
...jam tarts.
...a slice of home-made tart.
2) ADJ-GRADED If something such as fruit is tart, it has a sharp taste.The blackberries were a bit too tart on their own, so we stewed them gently with some apples.
...a slightly tart wine.
Syn:3) ADJ-GRADED A tart remark or way of speaking is sharp and unpleasant, often in a way that is rather cruel.The words were more tart than she had intended...
Lyle, I'm sure, would have had a very tart comment to make about this new social trend.
Syn:Derived words:tartly ADV-GRADED usu ADV with v`There are other patients on the ward, Lovell,' the staff nurse reminded her tartly.
4) N-COUNT (disapproval) If someone refers to a woman or girl as a tart, they are criticizing her because they think she is sexually immoral or dresses in a way that makes her look sexually immoral. [INFORMAL, OFFENSIVE]He was nasty about my appearance. If I dressed up he'd say I looked like a tart.
Phrasal Verbs:- tart up
English dictionary. 2008.
