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/tak/
noun
  1. a small, sharp broad-headed nail.
    "tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor"
    synonyms: pin, nail, staple, spike, rivet, stud, drawing pin, tin tack, thumb tack
  2. a long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily, prior to permanent sewing.
  3. a method of dealing with a situation or problem; a course of action or policy.
    "as she could not stop him from going she tried another tack and insisted on going with him"
    synonyms: approach, way, method, process, policy, procedure, technique, tactic, plan, strategy, stratagem, program, line of attack, course of action, line of action, path, line, angle, direction, course
  4. an act of changing course by turning a vessel's head into and through the wind, so as to bring the wind on the opposite side.
  5. a rope for securing the weather clew of a course.
  6. the quality of being sticky.
    "cooking the sugar to caramel gives tack to the texture"

verb
  1. fasten or fix in place with tacks.
    "he used the tool to tack down sheets of fiberboard"
    synonyms: pin, nail, staple, fix, fasten, attach, secure, affix, put up, put down
  2. change course by turning a boat's head into and through the wind.
    "their boat was now downwind and they had to tack"

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tack from www.merriam-webster.com
6 days ago · Kids Definition · 1 of 3 verb. ˈtak. 1. : to fasten or attach especially with tacks. 2. : to join in a slight or hasty manner. 3 · 2 of 3 noun.
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A tack is a small, sharp pin or nail with a wide head. You can use tacks to attach your flyers to the telephone poles in your neighborhood.
tack from en.wikipedia.org
Tack is equipment or accessories equipped on horses and other equines in the course of their use as domesticated animals. This equipment includes such items ...
verb (used with object) · to fasten by a tack or tacks: to tack a rug to the floor. · to secure by some slight or temporary fastening. · to join together; unite ...
tack from dictionary.cambridge.org
8 days ago · to sew with a long, loose stitch that holds two pieces of material together temporarily, before they are sewn together in a neater or permanent way.
A tack is a short nail with a broad, flat head, especially one that is used for fastening carpets to the floor.
That which fastens one thing to another, or things together: applied to a fibula or clasp, a buckle, a hook or stud fitting into an eye or loop, a nail, ...
tack from en.wiktionary.org
Interjection · thanks, thank you. Synonym: (emphatic) tack snälla (“thank you so much”). – Här är grejen du frågade efter. – Tack! – Here's the thing you asked ...
tack from www.southtexastack.com
South Texas Tack carries Western tack products from the leading brands like Mustang, Iconoclast, Lone Star Rope Company and Cashel. Keep in mind, our selection ...