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Definition tack in American English

tack verb

verb
/tæk/
1

to fix something somewhere with a small nail

Example

The wooden strips have to be tacked down.

Synonyms and related words
fasten fix attach
1.1

to fix a piece of paper somewhere by pushing a short pin with a large round top through it into a soft surface. The usual British word is pin

Example

She tacked up the photograph on the bulletin board.

Synonyms and related words
fasten fix attach
2

to baste pieces of cloth together

Synonyms and related words
sew mend stitch
3

if a boat tacks, it turns so that the wind is blowing on the other side of its sails

Synonyms and related words
capsize cast off come about
Definition tack in American English