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- DictionaryTack/tak/
noun
- 1. a small, sharp broad-headed nail: "tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor"
- 2. a long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily, prior to permanent sewing.
verb
- 1. fasten or fix in place with tacks: "he used the tool to tack down sheets of fiberboard"
- 2. change course by turning a boat's head into and through the wind: "their boat was now downwind and they had to tack"