ALL meanings of tattoo
tat·too
T t - noun plural tattoo a signal on a drum, bugle, or trumpet at night, for soldiers or sailors to go to their quarters. 1
- noun plural tattoo a knocking or strong pulsation: My heart beat a tattoo on my ribs. 1
- noun plural tattoo British. an outdoor military pageant or display. 1
- noun plural tattoo the act or practice of marking the skin with indelible patterns, pictures, legends, etc., by making punctures in it and inserting pigments. 1
- noun plural tattoo a pattern, picture, legend, etc., so made. 1
- verb with object tattoo to mark (the skin) with tattoos. 1
- verb with object tattoo to put (tattoos) on the skin. 1
- noun tattoo body art 1
- transitive verb tattoo get a tattoo 1
- noun tattoo drum beat 1
- noun tattoo in Great Britain, a military spectacle featuring music, marching, and military exercises 0
- noun tattoo any continuous drumming or rapping 0
- verb transitive tattoo to beat or tap on (a drum or other surface) 0
- countable noun tattoo A tattoo is a design that is drawn on someone's skin using needles to make little holes and filling them with coloured dye. 0
- verb tattoo If someone tattoos you, they give you a tattoo. 0
- countable noun tattoo A military tattoo is a public display of exercises and music given by members of the armed forces. 0
- countable noun tattoo If you beat a tattoo, you hit something quickly and repeatedly. 0
- noun tattoo (formerly) a signal by drum or bugle ordering the military to return to their quarters 0
- noun tattoo a military display or pageant, usually at night 0
- noun tattoo any similar beating on a drum, etc 0
- verb tattoo to make (pictures or designs) on (the skin) by pricking and staining with indelible colours 0
- noun tattoo a design made by this process 0
- noun tattoo the practice of tattooing 0
- verb transitive tattoo to puncture (the skin) with a needle and insert indelible colors so as to leave permanent marks or designs 0
- verb transitive tattoo to make (marks or designs) on the skin in this way 0
- noun tattoo a tattooed mark or design 0
- noun tattoo a signal on a drum or bugle, summoning military personnel to their quarters at night 0