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    tack
    /tak/

    noun

    • 1. a small, sharp broad-headed nail: "tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor" Similar pinnailstaplespike
    • 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 fibreboard" Similar pinnailstaplefix
    • 2. change course by turning a boat's head into and through the wind: "their boat was now downwind and they had to tack"

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