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Tart has 10 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

"The local police began patrolling the docks after rumors spread that the area was being used as a haven for pimps and tart women."

2

a small open pie with a fruit filling

"We stopped at the market to buy fresh berries and make our own tart for dessert."

3

a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust

"She bought two fresh tarts from the bakery to enjoy for breakfast."

4

A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.

5

A prostitute.

Verb
1

To practice prostitution

"After years of working as a chef, she decided to leave her husband and go back on the streets where she once tarted for money in London's red-light districts."

Adjective
1

tasting sour like a lemon

"The green apple was so tart it made my teeth ache immediately after I took a bite."

2

harsh

"sharp criticism"

"a sharp-worded exchange"

"a tart remark"

3

Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.

"The lemonade tasted surprisingly tart after we added too much juice."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The local news report featured an interview with Mayor Tart about the new city budget."

Example Sentences
"sharp criticism" adjective
"a sharp-worded exchange" adjective
"a tart remark" adjective
See Also
tort torture tartlike manchester tart tartlet butter tart snip snap tarten
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
woman pie pastry
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
call girl camp follower comfort woman demimondaine streetwalker white slave quiche apple tart lobster tart tartlet
Rhyming Words
art mart bart dart lart hart fart kart cart sart vart wart part skart boart swart snart chart clart teart
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