- tack something up
- tack something up†to fasten something onto something with tacks. •
The drapes started to fall, so we tacked them up again.
•Please tack up these posters.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
tack something up
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tack something on — ˌtack sthˈon | ˌtack sth ˈonto sth derived (informal) to add sth to sth that already exists, especially in a careless way • The poems were tacked on at the end of the book. Main entry: ↑tackderived … Useful english dictionary
tack something on — add something to something already existing. → tack … English new terms dictionary
tack something onto something — ˌtack sthˈon | ˌtack sth ˈonto sth derived (informal) to add sth to sth that already exists, especially in a careless way • The poems were tacked on at the end of the book. Main entry: ↑tackderived … Useful english dictionary
tack something on — Syn: add, append, attach, join on, tag on … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
tack — [[t]tæ̱k[/t]] tacks, tacking, tacked 1) N COUNT A tack is a short nail with a broad, flat head, especially one that is used for fastening carpets to the floor. → See also thumbtack get down to brass tacks → see brass 2) VERB If you tack something … English dictionary
tack — 1. noun /tak,tæk/ a) A small nail with a flat head. I thought that my refusing Barnard would alienate Botha, and decided that such a tack was too risky. b) A small, sharp, nail like object used especially to affix thin items to thicker ones, but… … Wiktionary
tack — 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》… … English new terms dictionary
tack — 1. noun tacks held the carpet down Syn: pin, nail, staple, rivet 2. verb a photo tacked to the wall Syn: pin, nail, staple, fix, fasten, attach, secure Phrases … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
tack — vt: to combine (a use, possession, or period of time) with that of another esp. in order to satisfy the statutory time period for acquiring title to or a prescriptive easement in the property of a third party successive adverse users in privity… … Law dictionary
tack — 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) … English terms dictionary
tack 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 … New idioms dictionary
