SINCE 1828
tat
verb (1)
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tatted;
tatting
Definition of tat
(Entry 1 of 5)
: to work at tatting
: to make by tatting
tat
noun (1)
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variants:
or Tat
Definition of tat (Entry 2 of 5)
: a small protein produced by a lentivirus (such as HIV) that greatly increases the rate of viral transcription and replication and enhances the susceptibility of T cells to infection
also
: the viral gene that codes for the tat protein
tat
noun (2)
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Definition of tat (Entry 3 of 5)
chiefly US slang
: a tattoo on a person's skin
He pulls up his shirt to show us his tats.— Dave Eggers
tat
verb (2)
tatted;
tatting
Definition of tat (Entry 4 of 5)
chiefly US slang
1
: to mark or color the skin with tattoos : tattoo
The benefit of getting tatted at a festival is that you have more than 200 artists from which to choose.— Kellie Hwang
—often used with up … say you're not a gang member, yet hang out with gang members, get tatted up with gang symbols or nicknames …— Kimberly Edds
2
: to mark (something) with something like a tattoo
Cargo trains, all rusted and tatted with graffiti, occasionally pass on the neighboring track.— Kara Starzyk
—often used with up My passport got tatted up pretty good this year. I hit a dozen countries on five continents, as well as eight states. — The Chicago Sun-Times
TAT
abbreviationDefinition of TAT (Entry 5 of 5)
thematic apperception test
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Medical Definition of tat
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: a small protein produced by a lentivirus (as HIV) within infected cells that greatly increases the rate of viral transcription and replication and that is also secreted extracellularly where it plays a role in increasing viral replication in newly infected cells and in enhancing the susceptibility of T cells to infection
— called also tat protein
2
: the viral gene that codes for the tat protein
TAT
abbreviationMedical Definition of TAT (Entry 2 of 2)
thematic apperception test
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