tack in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
tack in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
tack in Tamil தமிழ்
tack in English
- tack⇄noun tacker.
- tack⇄noun 1. a short, sharp-pointed nail or pin with a flat, broad head.
Ex. We bought some carpet tacks.
2. a long, loose stitch used as a temporary fastening before final sewing.
3. any very slight, loose fastening.
Ex. hanging by - tack⇄tack (1), noun, verb.
- tack⇄tack (2), noun.
1. things; stuff.
2. (Slang.) food.
Ex. I thought the canteen tack the nastiest stuff I had ever tasted (D. C. Murray). - tack⇄tack (3), noun.
(Scottish.)
1. tenancy of land, especially leasehold tenure.
2. the tenure of a benefice.
3. the period of tenure. - tack⇄v.i. 1. (Nautical.) of sailors or ships:
a. to sail in a zigzag course into the wind.
Ex. The ship was tacking, trying to make the harbor. The craft could tack ... an art unknown to Europeans at the time of Columbus (Beals and Hoijer).tack⇄v.t. 1. to fasten with tacks (short nails).
Ex. to tack up a notice. She tacked mosquito netting over the windows.
2. to sew with temporary stitches.
3. (Figurative.) to join together, often artificially or clumsily.
Ex. Traditi