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- [tat]
- /tæt/
- /tæt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tat]
- /tæt/
Definitions of tat word
- noun tat sth cheap and tacky 1
- intransitive verb tat make lace 1
- uncountable noun tat You can use tat to refer to ornaments, used goods, cheap clothes, or other items which you think are cheap and of bad quality. 0
- verb tat to make (something) by tatting 0
- noun tat tatty articles or a tatty condition 0
- noun tat tasteless articles 0
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Origin of tat
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; back formation from tatting
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for tat
verb tat
- corded — bound or fastened with cord
- cording — a type of corded material, esp when used as a decorative trimming
- crisscrossing — crossing over each other
- interknit — to knit together, one with another; intertwine.
- intertwist — the act of intertwisting or the condition of being intertwisted.
Antonyms for tat
verb tat
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
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