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tat 1  (tt)
intr. & tr.v. tat·ted, tat·ting, tats
To do tatting or produce (something) by tatting.
[Probably back-formation from tatting.]
tat 2 also TAT  (tt)
n.
A gene in the AIDS virus that stimulates the host cell to replicate genetic components of the virus.
[t(rans)a(c)t(ivator) (gene).]
tat
Noun
Brit tatty or tasteless articles
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tat - tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
sleaze, tackiness, cheapness
tastelessness - inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste
2.TAT - a projective technique using black-and-white pictures; subjects tell a story about each picture
Thematic Apperception Test
projective device, projective technique, projective test - any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations
Verb1.tat - make lacework by knotting or looping
intertwine
handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands
create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch


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But she is naturally a more irritable constitution than the black horse; flies tease her more; anything wrong in the harness frets her more; and if she were ill-used or unfairly treated she would not be unlikely to give tit for tat.
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
I directed him, with jocose reference to the collision of interests between us, to address his letter: "Tit for Tat, Post-office, West Strand.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Und you acknowledge tat you pe te blind dronk and te vool?
The Angel of the Odd by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
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