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TAT
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TAT
abbr.
Thematic Apperception Test

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).]

tat1
vb tats, tatting, tatted
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) to make (something) by tatting
[of unknown origin]

tat2
n
1. tatty articles or a tatty condition
2. tasteless articles
3. a tangled mass
[back formation from tatty]

tat3
n
(Clothing & Fashion) short for tattoo2 [2]

tat4
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tat - tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
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
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
handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands
Translations
tat1 [tæt] VI (Sew) → hacer encaje
tat2 [tæt] N (Brit) → basura f
tat [ˈtæt] n (British)camelote f
tat1
viOkkispitze or Schiffchenspitze machen
vtin Okkispitze or Schiffchenspitze arbeiten; she tatted a strip of lacesie stellte eine Spitze in Okkiarbeit her

tat3
n (US inf) abbr of tattooTätowierung f; prison tatsTätowierungen plaus der Gefängniszeit
tat [tæt] n
a. (Brit) (fam, pej) → ciarpame m
b.
see tit 2

tat [tæt] n
a. (Brit) (fam, pej) → ciarpame m
b.
see tit 2


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