tart

adjective

\ ˈtärt

Definition of tart

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : agreeably sharp or acid to the taste a tart apple

2 : marked by a biting, acrimonious, or cutting quality a tart rejoinder

tart

noun

Definition of tart (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : a dish baked in a pastry shell : pie: such as

a : a small pie or pastry shell without a top containing jelly, custard, or fruit

b : a small pie made of pastry folded over a filling

2 [ earlier slang, girlfriend, probably short for jam tart, rhyming slang for sweetheart ]

a : a promiscuous woman : a woman who has many sexual partners

b : prostitute

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Examples of tart in a Sentence

Adjective

The wine is rather tart. I didn't add enough sugar to the lemonade, and now it's way too tart.

Noun

the sort of skimpy outfit that could cause a girl to be mistaken for a tart

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

The rum bar’s beverage menu boasts 20 cocktails, divided by style-- cocktails served tall, crisp and tart daiquiris, house daiquiris, tropical tiki exotic,booze forward, and temperance, or non-alcoholic. — Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al.com, "In Founder’s Station, Cayo Coco Rum Bar & Restaurante is a nod to Cuba’s pre-revolution high life," 12 July 2019 Taste and stir in more sugar if mixture seems very tart. — Melissa Clark, The Seattle Times, "This French plum tart is a bit on the shy side," 11 Sep. 2018 What's on Musk's mind is usually only a check of Twitter away, where he is known for missives that range from arch to tart when Tesla's stumbles are raised. — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, "Elon Musk and Tesla pull few punches defending pioneering car company, even after accidents," 30 Apr. 2018 Its blend of the three key grapes is aged long to deliver a wine that is bone-dry and whose tart, snappy apple flavors merge seamlessly with the heady yeasty scent of rising bread dough. — Marnie Old, Philly.com, "Great Wine Values: Argyle 'Vintage Brut' sparkling wine," 9 Apr. 2018 New for spring are carrot cake, tart lemon and coconut in individual servings or, with 72 hours’ notice, a larger size. — New York Times, "Bringing Pastries and Ice Cream Together," 19 Mar. 2018 The techniques modify the sweetness, acidity and texture of the fruit for results that range from tart with a slight crunchy pop to syruplike and silken. — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, "How to celebrate the savory side of grapes and cook with them," 26 June 2019 In the canon of Portuguese pastries, the most storied sweet is the pastéis de nata, a flaky, palm-size tart with creamy egg-custard filling. — New York Times, "36 Hours in Lisbon," 19 Apr. 2018 Pinnacle Caramel Apple France Pinnacle toes a fine line between sweet and tart with its caramel apple vodka. — Fox News, "5 of the world’s best flavored vodkas," 11 Dec. 2015

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Use them to flavor pork or chicken, to add some floral oomph to your dressing and to add sweetness to a fig tart. — Emily Spicer, ExpressNews.com, "Podcast: Oysters, fish and vampire mosquitoes," 26 June 2019 Cucina Sorella’s 7-inch, deep-dish pies are a refreshing departure: The crust is a marvel of crunch and flavor, making it more like a masterful Italian vegetable tart than a pizza. — Michele Parente, San Diego Union-Tribune, "5 places to try: For pizza to pasta, pastries to pad Thai — and biscuits!," 13 June 2019 Stroll the lively Santo Amaro Docks, lined with refurbished warehouses that now hold stylish restaurants, and pop into bakeries selling pastéis de nata—a Portuguese custard tart. — National Geographic, "Lisbon High School Photography Workshop," 12 June 2019 At Chicago’s Smyth, chef John Shields’s menu includes a Turkish-towel gelée, a sea-lettuce pastry that smells like white truffles and tastes like matcha, a seaweed caramel tart, and a kombu ice cream Shields insists could pass for a Wendy’s Frosty. — Tamar Adler, Vogue, "Is Seaweed the Perfect Food?," 15 Feb. 2019 Excellent drinks come on cloth beverage napkins, homemade pop tarts and charcuterie come from the kitchen, and in general the ambiance oozes the edge of film noir. — Stephanie Burt, Condé Nast Traveler, "15 Best Bars in Charleston," 1 May 2018 According to a new report in The Sunday Times, Princess Diana once let Prince Harry have a treacle tart for breakfast. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Princess Diana Was "Easy to Cook For" & Let Harry Have Treacle Tarts for Breakfast," 14 Apr. 2019 Pop a handmade raspberry tart in the oven for a gourmet riff on the toaster favorite. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Glazed Berry Breakfast Tarts," 29 May 2015 As guests enjoyed the last spoonfuls of dessert—a delicious raspberry tart—the legendary singer placed the winning bid on an ethereal portrait by Yelena Yemchuk. — Vogue, "Erykah Badu, Mario Sorrenti, and Francesco Clemente Attend the Dallas Contemporary Spring Gala," 8 Apr. 2019

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