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11tack — Ⅰ. tack [1] ► NOUN 1) a small, sharp broad headed nail. 2) N. Amer. a drawing pin. 3) a long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily. 4) a course of action. 5) Sailing an act of tacking. 6) …
12Tack — Tack, v. i. (Naut.) To change the direction of a vessel by shifting the position of the helm and sails; also (as said of a vessel), to have her direction changed through the shifting of the helm and sails. See {Tack}, v. t., 4. [1913 Webster]… …
13tack — [tak] n. [ME takke < MDu tacke, twig, point, akin to Ger zacke < ? IE base * dek , to tear > TAIL1] 1. a short nail or pin, with a narrow shaft that is not tapered and a relatively large, flat head 2. a) the act of fastening, esp. in a… …
14Tack — Tack, n. [From an old or dialectal form of F. tache. See {Techy}.] 1. A stain; a tache. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. [Cf. L. tactus.] A peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty tack. [Obs. or Colloq.] Drayton. [1913 Webster] …
15Tack Ching Girls' Secondary School — (德貞女子中學) is a girl school in Kowloon of Hong Kong. It is a notable school in Sham Shui Po District. In 2004 The school was relocated to a new school building at Hing Wah Street West and Sham Mong Road in Cheung Sha Wan.The school was growing out… …
16tack — [n1] course of movement aim, alteration, approach, bearing, bend, deflection, deviation, digression, direction, double, echelon, heading, line, method, oblique course, path, plan, point of sail, procedure, set, shift, siding, sidling, sweep,… …
17tack-driv|er — «TAK DRY vuhr», noun. 1. a machine which automatically places and drives a series of tacks. 2. = tack hammer. (Cf. ↑tack hammer) …
18tack on something — tack on (something) to add something that is extra or does not belong. When we got the bill there was an extra 18% tacked on as a service charge. You should ask that question at the meeting and not tack it on to an e mail …
19tack on — (something) to add something that is extra or does not belong. When we got the bill there was an extra 18% tacked on as a service charge. You should ask that question at the meeting and not tack it on to an e mail …
20Tack and Control — Tack is the equipment used on a horse. It includes the halter, bridle and saddle. The tack is always put on from the horse s left side, called the near side. This is also the side where a rider mounts a horse. A horse s right side is called… …
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