Tacked - English meaning

Tacked – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Fasten or fix in place with tacks.
Usage examples:
He used the tool to tack down sheets of fibreboard
Synonims:
Pin Nail Staple Fix Fasten Attach Secure Affix Put up Put down
verb
Change course by turning a boat's head into and through the wind.
Usage examples:
Their boat was now downwind and they had to tack

noun
A small, sharp broad-headed nail.
Usage examples:
Tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor

noun
A long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily, prior to permanent sewing.

noun
A method of dealing with a situation or problem; a course of action or policy.
Usage examples:
As she could not stop him going she tried another tack and insisted on going with him

noun
An 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.
Usage examples:
Royal caribbean has recognized that it is heading for this iceberg, and its captains have ordered a…

noun
A rope for securing the corner of certain sails.

noun
The quality of being sticky.
Usage examples:
Cooking the sugar to caramel gives tack to the texture

noun
Equipment used in horse riding, including the saddle and bridle.
Usage examples:
New materials will also be used for tack and horse equipment.

noun
Cheap, shoddy, or tasteless material.
Usage examples:
This pop will never trivialize itself and be described as cheap tack

verb
Past simple and past participle of tack

Tacked translation into English

Tacked: translate from English into Chinese

钉住, 附加, 跟随, 绷

Tacked: translate from English into Dutch

Geplakt, Laveren, Vastspijkeren, Hechten, Vastmaken, Rijgen, Bij de wind omwenden, Over staag gaan, Van koers veranderen

Tacked: translate from English into French

Cloué, Clouer, Bâtir, Faufiler, Changer la direction, Essayer une autre tactique, Faire une bordée

Tacked: translate from English into German

Angeheftet, Heften, Anheften, Lavieren, Kreuzen, Nageln, Aufkreuzen, Reihen

Tacked: translate from English into Hindi

हमला बोला, सीना, किल्ली से लगाना, किल्ली से जकड़ना, किल्ली से बांधना, जोड़ना, मिलाना

Tacked: translate from English into Italian

Virato, Bordeggiare, Imbastire, Inchiodare, Imbullettare

Tacked: translate from English into Korean

압정, 꿰매어 달다, ...을 압정으로 고정시키다, ...을 부가하다, 맞바람을 받으며 갈짓자로 몰다, ...의 방침을 바꾸다, ...의 정책을 바꾸다, 마구를 달다, 바람을 빗받아 갈짓자형으로 나아가다, 방침을 바꾸다, 정책을 바꾸다

Tacked: translate from English into Russian

Прикреплённый, Лавировать, Приметать, Добавлять, Присоединять, Прикреплять, Приметывать, Сметывать на живую нитку, Поворачивать на другой галс, Менять курс, Изменить линию поведения, Изменить мнение, Менять политический курс

Tacked: translate from English into Spanish

Clavado, Virar, Hilvanar, Virar a, Clavar con tachuelas, Cambiar de bordada

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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Tacked – similar words

tack

noun
A small, sharp broad-headed nail.
Usage examples:
Tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor

verb
Fasten or fix in place with tacks.
Usage examples:
He used the tool to tack down sheets of fibreboard

noun
Equipment used in horse riding, including the saddle and bridle.
Usage examples:
New materials will also be used for tack and horse equipment.

Tack - all meanings in English

Tacked synonims

affix

verb
Stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else.
Usage examples:
Panels to which he affixes copies of fine old prints

noun
An addition to the base form or stem of a word in order to modify its meaning or create a new word.
Usage examples:
Languages that work like this, where whole phrases or clauses can be formed in one word by attachin…

Affix - all meanings in English

attach

verb
Join or fasten (something) to something else.
Usage examples:
Attach your safety line to the bridge

Attach - all meanings in English

fasten

verb
Close or do up securely.
Usage examples:
The tunic was fastened with a row of gilt buttons

verb
To make or become firmly attached or closed
Usage examples:
[ i ] this skirt fastens at the back., [ t ] fasten your seatbelt.

Fasten - all meanings in English

fix

verb
Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.
Usage examples:
They had candles fixed to their helmets

noun
A difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament.
Usage examples:
How on earth did you get into such a fix?

verb
Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

Fix - all meanings in English

nail

noun
A small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven into wood to join things together or to serve as a hook.
Usage examples:
Don't try and hammer nails into the ceiling joists

verb
A medieval measure of length for cloth, equal to 2 1/4 inches.

verb
A thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

Nail - all meanings in English

noun
A thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used for fastening pieces of cloth, paper, etc.
Usage examples:
One of them cleverly decorates a vase by drawing plant leaves using a sharp pin, while another shap…

verb
Attach or fasten with a pin or pins.
Usage examples:
He pinned the badge on to his lapel

noun
An identifying number allocated to an individual by a bank or other organization and used for validating electronic transactions.

Pin - all meanings in English

put down

collocation
Put in a horizontal position

phrasal verb
Stop holding something and place it on a surface or the ground.
Usage examples:
Harry put down his cup

phrasal verb
Record something in writing.
Usage examples:
He's putting a few thoughts down on paper

Put down - all meanings in English

secure

adjective
Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.
Usage examples:
Check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure

verb
Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.
Usage examples:
Pins secure the handle to the main body

adjective
Free from risk and the threat of change for the worse
Usage examples:
A secure job, people want to feel secure economically., the museum has a large endowment, so its fu…

Secure - all meanings in English

staple

noun
A piece of thin wire with two short right-angled end pieces which are driven by a stapler through sheets of paper to fasten them together.
Usage examples:
If you use paper on your compost, be aware of any plastic or staples in the paper - worms can't eat…

verb
Attach or secure with a staple or staples.
Usage examples:
Merrill stapled a batch of papers together

adjective
Main or important, especially in terms of consumption.
Usage examples:
The staple foods of the poor

Staple - all meanings in English

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