tack
17
2.2
- noun
- /tæk/
:
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- Is that the same kid that put the tack - underneath his teacher's chair last year?
And I do think that a mouthful of razor sharp tacks is dangerous.
- And I do think that a mouthful of razor sharp tacks is dangerous.
- Still, she tells him, she's been climbing on through the tacks and splinters and boards torn up.
- And some kid, his name was Jeremiah, he put a tack literally in her chair, like straight out of a movie.
- And I take back the fact that I lied about him being the sharpest tack in the room.
- Well, no, he's mad because she is as sharp as a tack.
Examples
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He put a tack on the teacher's chair... during class.
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Adler sets down the mic, sticks a tack on the map, and stands back.
Fiction book (1993) -
You placed a tack on his chair.
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But look at these furniture tacks.
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You might want to check on the rules about the use of tape and tacks before you attach items to painted surfaces.
Academic text (1994) -
When she was ten, she bought some clothesline and some tacks.
Fiction book (1996) -
In the morning, he asked Wex Rooney for a tack and permission to affix something to the wall of the loft.
Fiction book (1993) -
WATCH OUT FOR THE TACK!
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As I meditated on Mr. Beasley's childish insult, "Go sit on a tack," I was reminded of my own childhood in Iowa.
Fiction book (2001) -
He used a tack to attach the poster to the corkboard.
Synonyms
460
7.8
A small thin nail with a raised head used to hold thin pieces of wood together
184
1.0
A thin pointed piece of metal with a flat head used to hold things together
7
1.8
A short pin with a wide flat head used to hold papers on a board
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
A small metal nail used to hold light things like paper on a board
A short nail with a large flat head to fasten thin metal to wood
A short nail with a broad flat head for fixing sheet metal
Idioms
Compounds
A game for two players who take turns marking a three by three grid to make three in a row
How Strong
- Specialized
42
3.8
85
1.2
184
1.0
- Jargon
17
2.2
28
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tack (noun) is the name for a small nail with a flat head used to fasten paper or cloth, and the word is simply the label for that kind of pin, which is why we call it a 'tack'.