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Definition of "tat" []

  • To do tatting or produce (something) by tatting. (verb-transitive)
  • A gene in the AIDS virus that stimulates the host cell to replicate genetic components of the virus. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tat" in a sentence
  • "‘He’ll be a Teviotdale tup tat ane, ’ said the chairman, ‘tat ’s for keeping ta crown o’ ta causeway tat gate; he’ll no gang far or he’ll get somebody to bell ta cat wi’ him."
  • "As for something real we can study - again tat is comical coming from a person who can't even put forth a testable hypothesis for his position."
  • "Coup d’état is French for “stroke of the state” or “blow to the government."