tattoo
/tæˈtu(ː)/
noun
- 1
An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- 2
A method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface with a sharp instrument (usually a solenoid-driven needle).
verb
- 1
To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).
- 2
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
- 1
A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).
- 2
A signal by drum or bugle ordering soldiers to return to their quarters.
- 3
A military display or pageant.
verb
- 1
To tap rhythmically on, to drum.
noun
- 1
A breed of pony from India; a pony of that breed.
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