tort
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едкий, резкий, кислый
sauer, scharf, herb
Synonym of tart keen, severe, sharp”)Synonym of tart (“sharp- or sour-tasting; (figuratively) keen, severe, sharp”)
UK/tɔːt/US/tɔɹt/
» You're not a baker if you can't bake torts.
Meaning
4 senses(UK, dialectal)Synonym of tart (“sharp- or sour-tasting; (figuratively) keen, severe, sharp”)
(obsolete)Twisted.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)Synonym of taut (“stretched tight; under tension”).
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)Of a boat: watertight.
Examples
1 sentencesYou're not a baker if you can't bake torts.
Origin
From Middle English tort, torte (“contorted, crooked; twisted”), from Old French tort, torFrom Middle English tort, torte (“contorted, crooked; twisted”), from Old French tort, torte (“crooked; twisted”), or from its etymon Latin tortus (“crooked; twisted”): see further at etymology 1.
A variant of tart.
A variant of taut.
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Forms
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2 synonymsLessons for this word
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