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tat 1
(tăt)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 (tăt)n.
1. A gene in the AIDS virus that stimulates the host cell to replicate genetic components of the virus.
2. The protein encoded by this gene that is a potent transactivator of viral replication.
[t(rans)a(c)t(ivator) (gene).]
tat 3
or tatt (tăt)Informaln.
A mark or design made on the skin; a tattoo.
tr.v. tat·ted, tat·ting, tats or tat·ted or tat·ting or tatts
To tattoo.
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tat
(tæt)vb, tats, tatting or tatted
(Knitting & Sewing) to make (something) by tatting
[C19: of unknown origin]
tat
(tæt)n
1. tatty articles or a tatty condition
2. tasteless articles
3. a tangled mass
[C20: back formation from tatty]
tat
(tæt)n
(Clothing & Fashion) short for tattoo 22
tat
(tæt)n
See tit-for-tat
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tat
(tæt)v.i., v.t. tat•ted, tat•ting.
to do, or make by, tatting.
[1900–05; back formation from tatting]
tat′ter, n.
TAT
Thematic Apperception Test.
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tat
Past participle: tatted
Gerund: tatting
| Imperative |
|---|
| tat |
| tat |
| Present |
|---|
| I tat |
| you tat |
| he/she/it tats |
| we tat |
| you tat |
| they tat |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I tatted |
| you tatted |
| he/she/it tatted |
| we tatted |
| you tatted |
| they tatted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am tatting |
| you are tatting |
| he/she/it is tatting |
| we are tatting |
| you are tatting |
| they are tatting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have tatted |
| you have tatted |
| he/she/it has tatted |
| we have tatted |
| you have tatted |
| they have tatted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was tatting |
| you were tatting |
| he/she/it was tatting |
| we were tatting |
| you were tatting |
| they were tatting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had tatted |
| you had tatted |
| he/she/it had tatted |
| we had tatted |
| you had tatted |
| they had tatted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will tat |
| you will tat |
| he/she/it will tat |
| we will tat |
| you will tat |
| they will tat |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have tatted |
| you will have tatted |
| he/she/it will have tatted |
| we will have tatted |
| you will have tatted |
| they will have tatted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be tatting |
| you will be tatting |
| he/she/it will be tatting |
| we will be tatting |
| you will be tatting |
| they will be tatting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been tatting |
| you have been tatting |
| he/she/it has been tatting |
| we have been tatting |
| you have been tatting |
| they have been tatting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been tatting |
| you will have been tatting |
| he/she/it will have been tatting |
| we will have been tatting |
| you will have been tatting |
| they will have been tatting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been tatting |
| you had been tatting |
| he/she/it had been tatting |
| we had been tatting |
| you had been tatting |
| they had been tatting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would tat |
| you would tat |
| he/she/it would tat |
| we would tat |
| you would tat |
| they would tat |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have tatted |
| you would have tatted |
| he/she/it would have tatted |
| we would have tatted |
| you would have tatted |
| they would have tatted |
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Noun 1. 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
Verb 1. tat - make lacework by knotting or looping
handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands
create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch
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tat
1vi → Okkispitze or Schiffchenspitze machen
vt → in Okkispitze or Schiffchenspitze arbeiten ; she tatted a strip of lace → sie stellte eine Spitze in Okkiarbeit her
tat
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