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to tack

to tack

30 4.9
Fasten something to a surface with small nails or pins
  • verb
  • /tæk/
translation icon : fijar
  • Using Maddie's techniques, I tacked the well logs up on the wall, where I could see them better.
  • tacked to the wall

I can cross sell a wallet that tacks onto this.

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Examples

  • Can't you see this is a new title page just tacked on?

  • I cleared a place on my desk and tacked her photo to the wall.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Just tack it right on to the end of this function here.

  • Later in the day, I tack the words up on our word wall.

    Academic text (2012)
  • I have a few signs to tack up around campus.

  • I've just tacked them up for the time being.

  • The name of the embroiderer is written on a piece of paper that is tacked onto a completed cloth.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Faded posters of past performances, mostly ripped and patchy, were tacked onto the walls.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I cleared a place on my desk and tacked her photo to the wall.

  • Later in the day, I tack the words up on our word wall.

Synonyms

to put together
vsto tack
988 2.8

To make something by joining parts, like a model, plan or team

is a faster, less careful form of joining parts together
to tie
vsto tack
923 1.0

To fasten things together by making a knot with string or rope

is usually quicker and more makeshift than tying with rope or string
to stick
vsto tack
769 1.0

To attach something to a surface or push it into with a point

is more about quick assembly often using small sharp fasteners
to attach
vsto tack
459 2.5

To join or fasten one thing to another so they stay together

is specifically a quick, often temporary method using small fasteners
to tape
vsto tack
169 1.3

To attach things using a sticky strip

is a quicker physical fastening often done without liquid or long cure
to assemble
vsto tack
169 2.9

To put parts together to make something like a machine or toy

is typically quicker and less formal than assembling parts fully
to piece
vsto tack
89 4.2

To join parts together to make something whole

is often a hurried or temporary way of joining pieces
to nail
vsto tack
85 1.0

To attach something with a thin pointed piece of metal

is quicker and more temporary than a full driven metal fastening
to glue
vsto tack
75 1.0

To join things using a sticky substance

is usually a faster, temporary method rather than a glued permanent bond
to pin
vsto tack
52 1.0

To fasten something with a small pointed object

is usually more hurried and temporary than careful thin metal fastening
to stick to
vsto tack
41 1.8

Stay attached to a surface

is often less permanent and quicker than a firmly adhering method
to staple
vsto tack
30 3.7

To attach papers together with a small bent metal wire

is broader, often used for quick temporary joins beyond papers
to stick on
vsto tack
25 2.7

Put something on a surface so it stays in place

is often done hastily and temporarily rather than as a permanent fix
to tack on
vsto tack
19 4.1

Add something extra that was not planned

is used for quick, often temporary joining rather than planned work
to clip
vsto tack
19 1.0

To fasten things together using a small metal or plastic device

is typically a faster, less engineered method than fastening with a sprung device
to affix
vsto tack
18 5.0

To attach something to another thing by sticking or fastening it

is usually more casual and temporary compared with a secure affixing
to peg
vsto tack
7 2.0

To fasten something using a small pin

is usually quicker and less structural than pegged joining
to pin up
vsto tack
4 3.6

To attach something to a wall or board with a pin

is more about quick joining rather than pinning to a surface
to tag on
vsto tack
  • Informal
2 3.4

To add something extra at the end

is mainly used for quick physical fastening rather than adding extras
to tack onto
vsto tack
1 5.4

To fasten something to a surface with a small nail or pin

is a quick attachment often used for temporary or small additions
to toenail
vsto tack
  • Specialized
1 9.5

To join two pieces of wood by driving a nail at an angle through one into the other

is a faster, less formal joining method than angled fastening
to tack together
vsto tack
4.7

To join parts quickly in a careless, temporary way

is a quick, often temporary fastening using small sharp fasteners
to tacket
vsto tack
9.9

To fasten something with small nails used in shoes or furniture

is usually done quickly and temporarily with small sharp fasteners
to brad
vsto tack
9.1

To fasten thin pieces of wood with small nails

is generally rougher and more temporary than small pin fastening

Antonyms

16 3.9

To take something off from what it is connected to

5 3.4

To open something by undoing a button or zipper

Idioms

sharp as a tack
  • Informal
5 6.7

Able to understand new things very quickly

Phrasal Verbs

19 4.1

Add something extra that was not planned

1 5.1

To try a different way to deal with a problem

1 5.4

To fasten something to a surface with a small nail or pin

To join parts quickly in a careless, temporary way

Compounds

1 5.7

A small sharp nail with a flat head that holds a carpet to the floor

1 6.5

A small decorative pin that holds a tie to a shirt

tailor's tack
  • Specialized
9.5

A temporary loose loop stitch that marks where to fold or sew fabric

A small light hammer used to drive small nails into wood

1.6

A game for two players who take turns marking a three by three grid to make three in a row

How Secure

to secure
347 3.3
to tack
30 4.9
to pin
52 1.0
to clip
19 1.0

Surface Forms

tack infinitive
tacked past
tacked past participle
tacking present participle
tacks third person singular

Etymology

Tack (verb) comes from the small nail called a tack, so to 'fasten' or attach something quickly is like pinning it in place with that little nail.