thumbtack
thumbtack · thumbtacks · thumbtacked · thumbtacking
приколоть, прикалывать
zwecken, anheften, anpinnen, anzwecken
To fix or attach something with a thumbtackTo fix or attach something with a thumbtack.
/ˈθʌm.tæk/
» He put a thumbtack on the teacher's chair.
Meaning
1 sensesTo fix or attach something with a thumbtack.
anpinnen, anheften, anzwecken
прика́лыватьprikályvatʹ, приколо́тьprikolótʹ
More definitions
- fasten with thumbtacks
Examples
5 sentencesHe put a thumbtack on the teacher's chair.
He hung the poster on the wall with four thumbtacks.
Tom put up the poster on the bulletin board with thumbtacks.
He drew from his pocket a square of cardboard and affixed it to the board with a thumbtack.
"Ouch!" "What's the matter?" "I stepped on a thumbtack."
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to attach something with a thumbtack:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to attach something with a thumbtack:
Origin
From thumb + tack.From thumb + tack.
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Forms
thumbtacks, thumbtacking, thumbtacked, thumbtacked| Base form | thumbtack · to thumbtack |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | thumbtacks |
| Present participle | thumbtacking |
| Past simple | thumbtacked |
| Past participle | thumbtacked |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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