Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

tart

3 verb
     
tart3

tart something ↔ up

phrasal verb
1 to try to make something more attractive by decorating it, often in a way that other people think is cheap or ugly:
We'll need to tart the place up a bit.
2

tart yourself up/get tarted up

if a woman tarts herself up or gets tarted up, she tries to make herself look attractive by putting on nice clothes, make-up etc - often used humorously:
She got all tarted up for the party.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary