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adjective | noun | verb tarttart1 /tɑrt/ adjective ETYMOLOGYtart1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French tarte; (2-3) probably partly from sweetheart 1food that is tart has a slightly sour taste: a tart green apple2tart reply/remark etc. a reply, remark, etc. that is sharp and not nice—tartly adverb: “Isn’t that interesting,” Clarke said tartly.—tartness noun [uncountable] adjective | noun | verb tarttart2 noun ETYMOLOGYtart2Origin: Old English teart sharp, severe 1 [countable, uncountable] a small pie, usually containing fruit2[countable] informal an insulting word for a woman whose appearance or behavior makes you think that she is too willing to have sex SYN hussy3[countable] old-fashioned informal a prostitute adjective | noun | verb tarttart3 verb VERB TABLEtart |
Present | I, you, we, they | | | he, she, it | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have | | he, she, it | has | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tart | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have |
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Present | I | am | | he, she, it | is | | you, we, they | are | Past | I, he, she, it | was | | you, we, they | were | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been | | he, she, it | has been | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been |
tart up phrasal verb informal1tart yourself up often humorous if a woman tarts herself up, she tries to make herself look attractive, by putting on jewelry, makeup, etc.2 tart something ↔ up to try to make something more attractive by decorating it, often in a way that other people think looks cheap or ugly |