Word Finder - tacked

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To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).

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To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).

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To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.

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To add something as an extra item.

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to tack (something) onto (something)

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Often paired with "up", to place the tack on a horse.

She tacked the note to the door and shut the screen.

You're the one who tacked on the reasoning that he had become irresponsible.

As the group approached the area, climbers could be seen, bright colored flies tacked on a wall of ice.

Up the gorge, there were no climbers tacked to the icy walls.

The ships at the head of the English line at last tacked to the support of the centre, and at evening De Ruyter drew off.

After the skins have been carefully removed - the sooner after death the better for the subsequent condition of the fur - they are lightly tacked out, pelt outwards, and, without being exposed to the sun or close contact with a fire, allowed to dry in a hut or shady place where there is some warmth or movement of air.

The fee will likely be tacked on to your next bill.

All year round skittle leagues are the focus of fierce neighborhood rivalries in the long, thin alleys tacked to the back of pubs.

Hague, however, has tacked further to the right, amplifying those stances which were already most unpopular with the electorate.

If this is the case, the unpaid interest gets tacked onto the principal balance.

You might find this somewhere along the seam of one of the cushions, tacked to the back of the couch, or underneath the sofa itself.

Once they're tacked in place, he might have you try out the teeth with a temporary adhesive to make sure they fit your mouth properly.

The main thing to remember when decorating the reception area is to keep things tied, tacked, or glued down so that wind does not blow them away.

An extra travel fee may be tacked on for distances after a certain number of miles.

Hoops made from PVC are installed at regular intervals and sheets of clear or opaque plastic may be tacked onto the PVC.

Outlet covers, baseboards, tile trim pieces, grout and paint primer are frequently overlooked during the planning stages, but still get tacked on at the end.

The whole thing couldn't seem more tacked on if they tried, and it's all done in this unsettling live-action style.

Sadly, though, it feels tacked on -- kind of like a half-hearted effort.

In a normal 28 day cycle, ovulation usually occurs midway between two menstrual cycles, so two weeks are tacked onto your conception date.

For the guys who like to see a different beauty tacked on the wall for each month of the year, as well as the gorgeous coeds who don't mind showing a little sexiness along with their brains, these calendars can be a campus-wide hit.

No longer are they only wrapped around trees or tacked around the front door.

Shopping online and through catalogs can be a time and money saver; but unless you get free shipping, those dollars could be tacked right back on.

Also, inquire about single supplement fees that are often tacked on to the bills of solo travelers.

Free hosters come with free ads tacked on your web site code so keep that in mind.

The prevailing views are tacked on, as it were, to the essential doctrines of Buddhism, without being thoroughly assimilated to them, or logically incorporated with them.

But following a custom which was by no means uncommon in the middle ages, a clumsy sequel, extending to 1516, was formed out of various chronicles and tacked on to his work.

Each of the floats in the parade had several pennants from the local high school tacked on the side of the float.

We furled the mainsail, got the dagger board down, and we tacked.

The return address to the BASIC is tacked in the usual way, so return is by a Z80 ret instruction.

Developers Alpha Dream and Nintendo have also found ingenious ways to incorporate traditional Mario Bros elements into an incredibly fresh adventure without making them seem stale or tacked on.

Normally, the Laboratory tacked up posters or had high school-like science displays.

You may find that the lender has tacked on a mortgage life insurance policy, outright mortgage insurance, or another sort of policy which you may not need.

The one I tacked on your door before I left.