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Definition of tat verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tat

verb
 
/tæt/
 
/tæt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tat
 
/tæt/
 
/tæt/
he / she / it tats
 
/tæts/
 
/tæts/
past simple tatted
 
/ˈtætɪd/
 
/ˈtætɪd/
past participle tatted
 
/ˈtætɪd/
 
/ˈtætɪd/
-ing form tatting
 
/ˈtætɪŋ/
 
/ˈtætɪŋ/
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  1. to mark somebody’s skin with a tattoo
    • tat A on B When they started living together they had each other's names tatted on their arms.
    • tat B (with A) She had her shoulder tatted with a dragon.
    • Jon has been tatting customers at his parlour for over 30 years.
perspective
noun
 
 
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