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tackedpast participle
UK
/tækt/
US
/tækt/
Used as the past participle of 'tack' functioning adjectivally.
Translations
The tacked poster was hanging on the wall.
Прикреплённый плакат висел на стене.
The tacked board was used for announcements.
Прибитая доска использовалась для объявлений.
Definitions
Fastened or attached with tacks or small nails.
The tacked poster on the wall was starting to curl at the edges.
Added or included in a hasty or careless manner.
The tacked comment at the end of the report seemed out of place.
tackverb

tacked

Past Simple

tacked
Past Simple
tacked
Past Participle
tacking
Gerund
UK
/tæk/
US
/tæk/
Translations
He decided to tack the poster to the wall.
Он решил прибить плакат к стене.
The sailor had to tack to navigate through the narrow channel.
Моряку пришлось лавировать, чтобы пройти через узкий канал.
Additional translations
подшивать
жгутить
пристёгивать
Definitions
To fasten or attach something with tacks or small nails.
She tacked the poster to the wall.
To change the course of a sailing vessel by turning its bow into and through the wind.
The captain decided to tack the ship to avoid the storm.
To add something as an extra or supplement.
He tacked a few more items onto the shopping list.
Sewing: to make temporary stitches (tacks) to hold fabric in place.
The tailor tacked the lining to the jacket before finishing the seams.
Synonyms
stick
fasten
affix
join
bind
attach
tacknoun
Definitions
A small, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head, used for fastening or attaching objects.
She used a tack to pin the poster to the wall.
A course or method of action, especially one that is different from a previous course.
The company decided to take a new tack in its marketing strategy.
The equipment used in horseback riding, such as saddles and bridles.
He spent the afternoon cleaning and organizing his horse tack.
A change in direction in sailing, made by turning the bow of the boat through the wind.
The sailor executed a tack to avoid the approaching storm.
A temporary, loose stitch used in sewing to hold layers of fabric together before the final stitching.
She put a tack in the hem to keep it in place while she sewed.
Nautical: the lower forward corner of a fore-and-aft sail or the rope attached to that corner.
The sail ripped near the tack during the heavy squall.
The property or quality of being adhesive; stickiness.
The glue must have sufficient tack to hold the veneer in place.
tackadjective
Definitions
Attributive, chiefly technical: adhesive or slightly sticky in quality.
Apply a tack coat to the asphalt to improve bonding.
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