TART
Dictionary entry overview: What does tart mean?
• TART (noun)
The noun TART has 3 senses:
1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
2. a small open pie with a fruit filling
3. a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust
Familiarity information: TART used as a noun is uncommon.
• TART (adjective)
The adjective TART has 2 senses:
1. tasting sour like a lemon
2. harsh
Familiarity information: TART used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TART (noun)
Meaning:
A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
woman of the street; whore; tart; sporting lady; prostitute; lady of pleasure; harlot; fancy woman; cyprian; cocotte; bawd; working girl
Hypernyms ("tart" is a kind of...):
adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tart"):
floozie; floozy; hooker; hustler; slattern; street girl; streetwalker (a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets)
demimondaine (a woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society)
comfort woman; ianfu (a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II)
camp follower (a prostitute who provides service to military personnel)
call girl (a female prostitute who can be hired by telephone)
white slave (a woman sold into prostitution)
Meaning:
A small open pie with a fruit filling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("tart" is a kind of...):
pie (dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top)
Domain region:
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tart"):
quiche (a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables))
apple tart (a small open pie filled with sliced apples and sugar)
lobster tart (a pastry shell filled with cooked lobster)
tartlet (a small tart usually used as a canape)
Meaning:
A pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("tart" is a kind of...):
pastry (any of various baked foods made of dough or batter)
Domain region:
Britain; GB; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tart"):
apple tart (a tart filled with sliced apples and sugar)
• TART (adjective)
Meaning:
Tasting sour like a lemon
Synonyms:
lemonlike; lemony; sourish; tangy; tart
Similar:
sour (having a sharp biting taste)
Meaning:
Harsh
Synonyms:
sharp-worded; tart; sharp
Context examples:
sharp criticism / a sharp-worded exchange / a tart remark
Similar:
unpleasant (disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings)
