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verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

tack up

tack up · tacks up · tacked up · tacking up

To prepare a horse for riding by equipping it with tackTo prepare a horse for riding by equipping it with tack (harness, reins, saddle etc.)

Meaning

2 senses

To prepare a horse for riding by equipping it with tack (harness, reins, saddle etc.)
To attach in a temporary fashion (with or as if with tacks or pins), as for example to fix pieces of fabric into position in preparation for sewing their seams, or to hang dropcloths as masking before painting.

Translations

1 languages

Forms

tacks up, tacking up, tacked up, tacked up

Base form	tack up · to tack up
3rd person singular	tacks up
Present participle	tacking up
Past simple	tacked up
Past participle	tacked up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	tack up
he, she, it	tacks up

Past simpleLesson

all persons

tacked up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have tacked up
he, she, it	has tacked up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will tack up

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

Relatedgear up suit up tack down tack weld

Derivedtack-up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

tacitC2 taciturnC2 tackB2 tackleB2 tacky taco

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