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Tack definition: . See examples of TACK used in a sentence.
a complete change of tack; It was a brave decision to change tack in the middle of the project. When threats failed, she decided to try/take a different tack. His thoughts wandered off on another tack. I find gentle persuasion is the best tack.
Jul 4, 2024 · Noun. tack (plural tacks) ( law, Scotland and Northern England) A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease . In the Breadalbane papers, for example, there is a "tack" which was given by Sir John Campbell of Glenurchy to his "weil belouit" servant John M'Conoquhy V'Gregour, in the year 1530.
TACK SOMETHING ON definition: 1. to add something that you had not planned to add, often without much preparation or thought: 2…. Learn more.
Definition of tack verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1705–. An act of tacking or fastening together, now esp. in a slight or temporary way; a stitch, esp. a long slight stitch used in fastening seams, etc., preparatory to the permanent sewing; a very slight fastening or tie, by which a thing is loosely held, as hanging by a tack. 1705.
TACK meaning: 1. to try to deal with a problem in a different way: 2. a small, sharp nail with a flat top: 3. a…. Learn more.
