tat

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtæt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tat)

Inflections of 'tat' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
tats
v 3rd person singular
tatting
v pres p
tatted
v past
tatted
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
tat (tat),USA pronunciation v.i., v.t., tat•ted, tat•ting. 
  1. Clothingto do, or make by, tatting.
  • back formation from tatting 1900–05

TAT, 
  1. See Thematic Apperception Test. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tat / tæt/ (tats, tatting, tatted)
  1. to make (something) by tatting
Etymology: 19th Century: of unknown origin
tat / tæt/
  1. tatty articles or a tatty condition
  2. tasteless articles
  3. a tangled mass
Etymology: 20th Century: back formation from tatty
tat / tæt/

  1. short for tattoo22
tat / tæt/
  1. See tit-for-tat
'tat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ibility - -ty - Thematic Apperception Test - capacity - city - deed - deity - faculty - majesty - rat-a-tat - rat-a-tat-tat - rhyming slang - subtlety - tat tvam asi - tatter - tattle - tattletale gray - tatty - tick-tack-toe - tit - tit for tat - tit-for-tat - tit-tat-toe - titfer - tittle-tattle

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