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Meanings of tack in inglés

ruso
tack group
portugués
tack group
español
tack
Wikidata

Clade of Archaea.

Related terms
tack
Wikidata

A nail with a large head.

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Examples for "thumbtack"
Examples for "thumbtack"
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He removed a thumbtack with his nail and handed me a list.
Fatal Voyage
2
A World Wildlife Fund calendar hung from a thumbtack on one wall.
Bones Are Forever
3
The pale morning star was a white thumbtack on a blueboard behind them.
The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth
4
Sissy took out the thumbtack and turned the postcard over.
Death Mask
5
They said your dick looked like a thumbtack.
Rain gods
1
Rosalie was in the study looking for a drawing pin wherewith to affix her illuminated card to the wall.
This Freedom
2
Alan Sugar's sidekick is to be the new Countdown host Age: 67 Appearance: retired newsreader, sitting on a drawing pin.
The Guardian
3
Please don't leave any drawing pins on the floor.
The Irish Times
4
The only thing needed to complete this military operation is a set of colour-coded drawing pins.
The Irish Times
5
Father presses the drawing pins on my Red Star poster more firmly into the wall with his thumbs.
How the soldier repairs the gramophone
1
By using a push pin and a print out of each constellation, she is able to give complete accuracy to these constellation cookies.
Wired
2
A little plastic box filled with Push Pins, rubber bands, thumbtacks, and paper clips.
Under the dome: a novel
3
The application displays push pins for each restaurant within that area and lists them below the map.
Reuters
4
Various devices are used to keep the film straight, and push pins or thumb tacks are supplied with almost all of them.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
5
This will allow the end of the film to be turned over at each end of the frame and fastened with push pins.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
portugués
brandái

(Nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind.

brandái
ruso
оверштаг
portugués
amura
catalán
amura
español
amura de estribor

Sailing maneuver.

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amura de estribor
Usage of tack in inglés
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But others have been forced by current circumstances to change tack completely.
The Irish Times
2
It marks a change of tack when dealing with the financial industry.
Reuters
3
Wired: Gervais takes tack-sharp aim at all things absurd -including himself.
Wired
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This time, some companies that had sold guns for years changed tack.
Reuters
5
Mexico's national electricity company CFE will follow a similar tack, she added.
Reuters
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The deal forced firms such as Somafone to change tack to survive.
Reuters
7
We might have to tack an extra five thousand steps on today.
The wildwater walking club
8
Tyacke was under sail, changing tack now that the way was clear.
Cross of St. George
9
Jeremy Hutchinson is 100 years of age and sharp as a tack.
The Irish Times
10
Stretch the sheet on the wall and tack it firmly in place.
Games for Everybody
11
So I'm taking a different tack and that might work better instead.
Ebony
12
Some plans do, though they tack on a long list of exceptions.
Reuters
13
With gentle persuasion tried and failed, the government needs to change tack.
The Guardian
14
Having clearly learned from defeat in previous finals, Munster changed tack accordingly.
The Irish Times
15
Two small outbuildings used for storing tack and feed were burning separately.
Faith
16
The first-mate went to the tack, and the second to the sheet.
Afloat and Ashore: A Sea Tale