tack
1
[ tak ]
/ tæk /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Idioms for tack
on the wrong tack,
under a misapprehension; in error; astray: His line of questioning began on the wrong tack.
Origin of tack
1OTHER WORDS FROM tack
tack·er, noun tack·less, adjectiveWords nearby tack
tacit,
tacitean,
taciturn,
taciturnity,
tacitus,
tack,
tack claw,
tack hammer,
tack rag,
tack room,
tack welding
Definition for tack (2 of 3)
tack
2
[ tak ]
/ tæk /
noun
food; fare.
Origin of tack
2
First recorded in 1740–50; origin uncertain
Definition for tack (3 of 3)
tack
3
[ tak ]
/ tæk /
noun Scot. and North England.
a lease, especially on farmland.
a rented pasture.
a catch, haul, or take of fish.
Origin of tack
3Example sentences from the Web for tack
British Dictionary definitions for tack (1 of 4)
tack
1
/ (tæk) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of tack
tackless, adjectiveWord Origin for tack
C14
tak fastening, nail; related to Middle Low German
tacke pointed instrument
British Dictionary definitions for tack (2 of 4)
Word Origin for tack
C19: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for tack (3 of 4)
tack
3
/ (tæk) /
noun
- riding harness for horses, such as saddles, bridles, etc
- (as modifier)the tack room
Word Origin for tack
C20: shortened from
tackle
British Dictionary definitions for tack (4 of 4)
tack
4
/ (tæk) /
noun Scot
a lease
an area of land held on a lease
Word Origin for tack
C15: from
tak a Scots word for
take
Idioms and Phrases with tack
tack
see get down to brass tacks; on the right tack; sharp as a tack.