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tack
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- pronunciation:
- taek
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a short pin with a flat, wide head.
He attached the poster to the wall by pressing in a tack at each corner.- similar words:
- pin, spike, thumbtack
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| definition 2: |
a way of dealing with a problem.
Since your way hasn't worked, let's take a different tack.- synonyms:
- scheme
- similar words:
- approach, means, method, plan, procedure, way
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| related words: |
nail, technique |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
tacks, tacking, tacked |
| definition 1: |
to fasten or attach with a tack.
She tacked the poster to the bulletin board.- synonyms:
- pin
- similar words:
- affix, attach, fasten, nail, rivet, staple, stick
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| definition 2: |
to add as something extra (usually followed by "on").
He tacked on twenty dollars to my pay.- synonyms:
- annex
- similar words:
- add
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| related words: |
pin, post, turn |
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| derivation: |
tacker (n.) |
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