Associations to the word «Tart»

Wiktionary

TART, adjective. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
TART, adjective. (of wine) high or too high in acidity.
TART, adjective. (figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.
TART, noun. A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
TART, noun. (British) (slang) A prostitute.
TART, noun. (British) (slang) (derogatory) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.
TART, verb. To practice prostitution
TART, verb. To practice promiscuous sex
TART, verb. To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorishly, or sluttily
TART BURNER, noun. (US) A decorative, usually ceramic, pot containing a candle made from fragrant wax
TART CARD, noun. (UK) (slang) A card advertising the services of a prostitute.
TART CARDS, noun. Plural of tart card
TART UP, verb. To dress like a prostitute.
TART UP, verb. To dress garishly.
TART UP, verb. To modify or repackage a product, service, or idea to make it more attractive or easier to sell.

Dictionary definition

TART, noun. A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money.
TART, noun. A small open pie with a fruit filling.
TART, noun. A pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust.
TART, adjective. Tasting sour like a lemon.
TART, adjective. Harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats