Tattoo

noun

/tæˈtu(ː)/

Word Frequency: 1.0

Definitions

1.nounAn image made in the skin with ink and a needle.

2.nounA method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface with a sharp instrument (usually a solenoid-driven needle).

3.verbTo apply a tattoo to (someone or something).

4.verbTo 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."

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