Tacked - English meaning
Tacked – definitions in English dictionary
verbFasten or fix in place with tacks.
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He used the tool to tack down sheets of fibreboardverbChange course by turning a boat's head into and through the wind.
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Their boat was now downwind and they had to tack
nounA small, sharp broad-headed nail.
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Tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor
nounA long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily, prior to permanent sewing.
nounA method of dealing with a situation or problem; a course of action or policy.
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As she could not stop him going she tried another tack and insisted on going with him
nounAn act of changing course by turning a boat's head into and through the wind, so as to bring the wind on the opposite side.
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Royal caribbean has recognized that it is heading for this iceberg, and its captains have ordered a…
nounA rope for securing the corner of certain sails.
nounThe quality of being sticky.
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Cooking the sugar to caramel gives tack to the texture
nounEquipment used in horse riding, including the saddle and bridle.
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New materials will also be used for tack and horse equipment.
nounCheap, shoddy, or tasteless material.
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This pop will never trivialize itself and be described as cheap tack
verbPast simple and past participle of tack
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Word origin
Middle English (in the general sense ‘something that fastens one thing to another’): probably related to Old French tache ‘clasp, large nail’.
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