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

Fit dough in the bottom and up the sides of an 8- by 11-inch tart pan with removable bottom; trim excess. — Tara Bench, Country Living, "Boarded-Up Window Caramel Nut Tart," 6 Sep. 2019 The dough should barely cover the tart pans, but not be translucent. — Amber Turpin, The Mercury News, "How to make Bad Animal’s swoon-worthy tomato tarts," 6 Sep. 2019 Michigan's roughly 47,000 farms added more than $10 billion to the state's economy including dairy farms and more than 300 commodities sold commercially, from tart cherries to cucumbers. — John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, "High water levels foreshadow huge cost of climate change in Michigan," 16 July 2019 Place tart pans on 2 rimmed baking sheets and bake tart shells until beginning to turn light golden around edges, 8 to 10 minutes. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Ruby Red Grapefruit Tartlets," 8 Mar. 2019 The margarita is a sublimely tart, boozy concoction that is pretty much perfect as is. — Emily Spicer, ExpressNews.com, "Pineapple, tequila, jalapeño make for great alt-margaritas, 2 recipes," 21 Aug. 2019 Go with the modest, creamy and slightly tart original. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: The Cheesecake Factory is the restaurant America wants, deserves," 20 Aug. 2019 Fluke, often the least favorite fish in a sushi combo, was supremely soft in a crudo, and confoundingly luxurious when mixed with tart white strawberries and quinoa. — Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, "At L’Accolade, Artful Appetizers Pose as Drinking Food," 17 Aug. 2019 The fruit-infused, naturally sweet refreshers are made fresh in-house daily and feature two current seasonally inspired flavors: Slightly tart Pomegranate Lime and refreshingly-crisp Pear Cucumber. — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, "Summer deal: Blaze Pizza offers $1 aqua frescas until Aug. 31," 12 Aug. 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Dessert special include triple cream tart, Turkish coffee and huckleberry cornmeal cake. — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, "Veteran chefs promise luxurious dining at Pernoi in Birmingham," 10 Sep. 2019 This extra-tart sauce delivers plenty of strawberry flavor, but the brown color is unappealing. — Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, "Taste-off: The best lunchbox fruit pouches at Bay Area markets," 9 Sep. 2019 Desserts are a casual affair -- the menu offers sundaes, a peach crisp, cookie with milk and dark chocolate tart, a mess of chocolate, chipotle and bacon. — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, "Ocean City’s Shark on the Harbor puts the focus on Maryland seafood and produce," 8 Aug. 2019 For the tart: Whisk the egg, crème fraîche, ginger and orange blossom simple syrup until combined and then pour it into the crust. — ExpressNews.com, "Recipe: Orange Flower Fig Tart," 19 June 2019 The blueberry old-fashioned tastes like the greatest pop tart ever. — The Economist, "How donuts fuelled the American Dream," 26 July 2019 This blend, which includes rose hips, orange peel, licorice root, cinnamon and lemongrass, is flavor-dense and extra-tart. — Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, "Taste-Off: The Bay Area’s best (and worst) hibiscus teas," 13 July 2019 This time around, Snickerdoodles made three large cakes — a chocolate ganache, a cannoli cake and a red velvet cake with the iconic Rolling Stones’ tongue logo — and a slew of pastries, including fruit tarts, petite mousse cups and eclairs. — Leah Brennan, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "No ‘Mixed Emotions’: Rolling Stones caterer buys cakes from Hampstead bakery Snickerdoodles," 11 July 2019 An espresso, a convivial greeting, and a pastel de nata (an eggy custard tart) start the day. — Anne Farrar, National Geographic, "Here’s why everyone is going to Portugal now," 18 June 2019

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