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    [Verb]  | "tack" | \ ˈtak \


    1: attach; especially : to fasten or affix with tacks

    2: to join or add in a slight or hasty manner —usually used with on or onto

    3: to add as a supplement or something extra —usually used with on or onto

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English takken, from tak;

    [Noun]  | "tack" 


    1: a small short sharp-pointed nail usually having a broad flat head

    2: the direction of a ship with respect to the trim of her sails

    3: the run of a sailing ship on one tack

    Origin: 1574 ;

     Middle English tak fastener, rope tying down the windward corner of a sail, from Middle French (Norman dialect) taque; akin to Middle Dutch tac sharp point;

    [Noun]  | "tack" 


    1: stable gear; especially : articles of harness (such as saddle and bridle) for use on a saddle horse

    Origin: 1924 ;

     Perhaps short for tackle;

    [Noun]  | "tack" 


    1: hardtack

    Origin: 1841 ;

     Origin unknown;

    [Noun]  | "tack claw" 


    1: a small hand tool for removing tacks

    Origin: circa 1876 ;

    [Noun]  | "tie tack" | \ -ˌtak \


    1: an ornamented pin with a receiving button or clasp that is used to attach the two parts of a necktie together or to attach a necktie to a shirt

    Origin: 1954 ;

    [Noun]  | "ticky-tacky" | \ ˌti-kē-ˈta-kē \


    1: sleazy or shoddy material used especially in the construction of look-alike tract houses; also : something built of ticky-tacky

    Origin: 1962 ;

     Reduplication of tacky;

    [Noun]  | "tic-tac-toe" | \ ˌtik-ˌtak-ˈtō \


    1: a game in which two players alternately put Xs and Os in compartments of a figure formed by two vertical lines crossing two horizontal lines and each tries to get a row of three Xs or three Os before the opponent does

    Origin: circa 1866 ;

     Tic-tac-toe, former game in which players with eyes shut brought a pencil down on a slate marked with numbers and scored the number hit;

    [Adjective]  | "ticky-tacky" 


    1: of an uninspired or monotonous sameness

    2: tacky

    3: built of ticky-tacky

    Origin: 1964 ;

    [Verb]  | "tack" 


    2: as in tie, stick;


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    [Verb]  | "tack (on)" 


    1: to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase;


      * e.g., " ... the ticket agency tacked on a hefty surcharge to what was already a hefty price for the theater tickets "




    [Verb]  | "tack (up)" 


    1: as in nail, plaster;



    [Noun]  | "tack" 


    1: the means or procedure for doing something;


      * e.g., " ... this clearly isn't working, so let's take a different tack in trying to solve the problem "



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    [Adjective]  | "ticky-tacky" 


    1: marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste;


      * e.g., " ... her house is full of ticky-tacky figurines "




     [ "tack" ]

    1: North East england name for cannabis resin

      * e.g.,  ... sell us some tack 

     [ "tack" ]

    1: another word for cannabis

      * e.g.,  ... lets gan smoke sum tak in a bucket 

     [ "tack" ]

    1: any thing tacky. usually found in Florida gift shops, especially on the side of the highway. usually includes dogs dressed as people or ornamental plates.also includes "folk art" made from seashells and those ugly bracelets that come with your name on them (if you can find your name.)

      * e.g.,  ... person 1: I bought this tapestry kittens on it, they're wearing hats isn't that cute? person 2: where do you keep finding all this tack? 

     [ "tack" ]

    1:  "thank you" in swedish

      * e.g.,  ...  random person: here are some nice meatballs for you, sven. swedish person: tack så mycket! egad! would you LOOK at that tack over there? what a slut. person a: woah nice tack you got there ;) 

     [ "tack" ]

    2:  whorey lady

      * e.g.,  ... person b: what the fudge o_O 

     [ "tack" ]

    3:  boy parts :P but don't say it as number three because you'll sound like a nerd.

     [ "Tacked" ]

    1: Often used alongside "Cran," old Denver lingo meaning weak and lame. Also spelled Tact.

      * e.g.,  ... Sorry the phone keep disconnecting, this Metro PCS is tacked as fuck! 

     [ "Tacked" ]

    1: When you are buzzed off of nicotine

      * e.g.,  ... Dude I just hit that Juul 5 times, I’m tacked. 

     [ "Tacke" ]

    1: Sick fuckin swamp thing who lurks in the shadows and breathes as loud as winter winds.

      * e.g.,  ... Shit dude a wild Tacke has appeared. 

     [ "Tacke" ]

    2: Often seen around a "Stickley"

      * e.g.,  ... Sick. 

     [ "tacked" ]

    1: to be high on marijuana

      * e.g.,  ... look at that man's eyes. boy is tacked like no other! 

     [ "Tack" ]

    1: A abbreviation of the words 'tackle', often shouted with excitement, denoting a well executed and firm sliding tackle in Pro Evolution Soccer. The tackle must be potentially life saving (in terms of conceeding a goal) and often involves high risk if mis-timed (e.g. a tackle made in the penalty area or from behind).

      * e.g.,  ... TACK! 

     [ "tacking" ]

    1: When a sailboat switches back and forth, alternating which side of the boat is facing the wind. Tacking allows a boat to make progress in whichever direction the skipper wishes to go.

      * e.g.,  ... The catamaran tacked toward the sunset. 

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