tattoo
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/tæˈtu(ː)/
English
Definitions
noun
- An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- A method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface with a sharp instrument (usually a solenoid-driven needle).
verb
- To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).
- To hit the ball hard, as if to figuratively leave a tattoo on the ball.“Jones tattoos one into the gap in left; that will clear the bases.”
noun
- A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).
- A signal by drum or bugle ordering soldiers to return to their quarters.
- A military display or pageant.
verb
- To tap rhythmically on, to drum.
noun
- A breed of pony from India; a pony of that breed.