tack
To nail with a tackTo nail (something) with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
Meaning
8 senses(transitive)To nail (something) with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
heften, anzwecken, anpinnen
прикрепля́тьprikrepljátʹ
To sew/stitch with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
heften
To weld with initial small welds to temporarily fasten in preparation for full welding.
To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.
wenden
лави́роватьlavírovatʹ
(intransitive)To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
To add something as an extra item.
to tack (something) onto (something)
anhängen
Synonym of tack up (“to prepare a horse for riding by equipping it with a tack”).
aufzäumen, aufsatteln
(obsolete, slang)To join in wedlock.
- fasten with tacks
- turn into the wind
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- sew together loosely, with large stitches
Examples
23 sentencesTom is sharp as a tack.
ruТом сообразительный. — odexed
Let's get down to brass tacks and make a decision.
deKommen wir zur Sache und treffen wir eine Entscheidung. — al_ex_an_der
Let's get down to brass tacks.
Ближче до справи. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
I may have to change tack.
ruВозможно, мне придётся сменить тактику. — Wezel
deVielleicht muss ich einen anderen Kurs einschlagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom tacked something on the wall.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English takken (“to attach; nail”), from the noun (see above).From Middle English takken (“to attach; nail”), from the noun (see above).
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Forms
tacks, tacking, tacked, tackedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
20 synonyms- turn into the wind:wear round
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action):interchangeswitchalternateflipflip-flop
- sew together loosely, with large stitches:baste
- fix to; attach:appendtag ontack onhang on
- create by putting components or members together:assemblepieceput togetherset uptack together
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.