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71tack — See: get down to brass tacks, go sit on a tack, sharp as a tack …
72tack attack — n British a fit or bout of bad taste. A witticism based on tack and tacky heard among fashionable young professionals and media circles in London in 1988 and 1989. (Rack attack and snack attack are other rhyming phrases.) ► Judging by the decor… …
73tack — tack1 noun 1》 a small, sharp broad headed nail. ↘N. Amer. a drawing pin. 2》 a long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily, prior to permanent sewing. 3》 a course of action: there is no reason for them to change tack now. 4》… …
74tack — 1. noun 1) tacks held the carpet down Syn: pin, thumbtack, pushpin, nail, staple, rivet, stud 2) the boat bowled past on the opposite tack Syn: heading, bearing, course, track …
75tack on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tack on : present tense I/you/we/they tack on he/she/it tacks on present participle tacking on past tense tacked on past participle tacked on to add something extra, especially something that does not seem to… …
76tack — [1] A term used to describe the sticky quality of a rubber compound. [2] The sticky quality of an adhesive film, either while wet or after the film has set. Technically it is the pull resistance (measured in dynes) exerted by a material… …
77tack — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a small sharp broad headed nail. 2 US a drawing pin. 3 a long stitch used in fastening fabrics etc. lightly or temporarily together. 4 a the direction in which a ship moves as determined by the position of its sails and regarded… …
78tack and half tack — noun : a long tack followed by a short one in sailing …
79Tack tackle — Tackle Tac kle (?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?, especially by seamen), n. [OE. takel, akin to LG. & D. takel, Dan. takkel, Sw. tackel; perhaps akin to E. taw, v. t., or to take.] 1. Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights,… …
80Tack Wilson — Infobox MLB retired bgcolor1= bgcolor2= textcolor1=black textcolor2=black name=Tack Wilson position=Outfielder birthdate=birth date and age|1955|5|16 bats=Right throws=Right debutdate=April 9 debutyear=1983 debutteam=Minnesota Twins… …
