tack

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /tæk/
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From Middle English tak, takke (“hook; staple; nail”), from Old Northern French taque (“nail, pin, peg”), from Frankish *takkō (“twig, branch, shoot”), of unknown origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dHgh-n-, from the root *déHgh- (“to pinch; to tear, rip, fray”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Takke (“bough; branch; twig”), West Frisian takke (“branch”), tûk (“branch, smart, sharp”), Dutch tak (“twig; branch; limb”), German Zacke (“jag; prong; spike; tooth; peak”).

From an old or dialectal form of French tache. See techy. Doublet of tache.

Back-formation from tacky.

From Middle English tak, take (“fee, tax (on livestock)”), from Old Norse tak, taka (“a taking, seizure; revenue”), from Old Norse taka (“to take”). Cognate with Scots tack.

From Middle English takken (“to attach; nail”), from the noun (see above).

183 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Western Apache: kee bił odalkalí — small nail
• Bulgarian: кабър (kabǎr) — small nail
• Catalan: gavarrot — small nail
• Catalan: tatxa — small nail
• Czech: hřebíček — small nail
• Dutch: kopspijker — small nail
• Esperanto: najleto — small nail
• Finnish: nupi — small nail
• French: petit clou — small nail
• French: clou semence — small nail
• German: Stoßnadel — small nail
• German: Pinnnadel — small nail
• German: Pinne — small nail
• German: Reißzwecke — small nail
• Greek: πρόκα (próka) — small nail
• Ancient Greek: ἡλάριον (hēlárion) — small nail
• Gujarati: ચૂંક (cū̃k) — small nail
• Hebrew: נעץ (náats) — small nail
• Hindi: कील (kīl) — small nail
• Italian: bulletta — small nail
• Italian: chiodino — small nail
• Italian: puntina — small nail
• Māori: pine — small nail
• Persian: میخ — small nail
• Plautdietsch: Pligj — small nail
• Russian: кно́пка (knópka) — small nail
• Russian: гво́здик (gvózdik) — small nail
• Russian: клёпка (kljópka) — small nail
• Lower Sorbian: gózdźik — small nail
• Spanish: tachuela — small nail
• Spanish: mostacilla — small nail
• Swedish: nubb — small nail
• Tibetan: གཟེར་ནག (gzer nag) — small nail
• Bulgarian: тропоска (troposka) — loose seam
• Catalan: embasta — loose seam
• Finnish: harsinta — loose seam
• German: Heftnaht — loose seam
• Hebrew: מכלב — loose seam
• Māori: tui rangitahi — loose seam
• Russian: стежо́к (stežók) — loose seam
• Russian: намётка (namjótka) — loose seam
• Spanish: hilván — loose seam
• Turkish: teyel — loose seam
• Ottoman Turkish: لكنده (lekende) — loose seam
• Esperanto: halso — nautical: lower corner of the leading edge of a sail
• Finnish: etukulma — nautical: lower corner of the leading edge of a sail
• Finnish: halssikulma — nautical: lower corner of the leading edge of a sail
• German: Hals — nautical: lower corner of the leading edge of a sail
• Māori: take — nautical: lower corner of the leading edge of a sail
• Bulgarian: курс (kurs) — nautical: course or heading
• Catalan: rumb — nautical: course or heading
• Czech: směr plavby — nautical: course or heading
• Finnish: luovi — nautical: course or heading
• German: Am-Wind-Kurs — nautical: course or heading
• Korean: 택 (taek) — nautical: course or heading
• Māori: whakaripiripi — nautical: course or heading
• Russian: галс (gals) — nautical: course or heading
• Spanish: rumbo — nautical: course or heading
• Spanish: curso — nautical: course or heading
• Bulgarian: похват (pohvat) — course of action
• Bulgarian: прийом (prijom) — course of action
• Bulgarian: метод (metod) — course of action
• Bulgarian: маниер (manier) — course of action
• Catalan: rumb — course of action
• Catalan: orientació — course of action
• Czech: způsob — course of action
• Czech: přístup — course of action
• Czech: metoda — course of action
• Danish: kurs — course of action
• Finnish: kurssi — course of action
• Finnish: suunta — course of action
• French: cap — course of action
• German: Vorgehensweise — course of action
• German: Verfahrensweise — course of action
• German: Marschroute — course of action
• German: Kurs — course of action
• Russian: курс (kurs) — course of action
• Spanish: curso de acción — course of action
• Swedish: kurs — course of action
• Bulgarian: галс (gals) — nautical: maneuver
• Czech: křižování — nautical: maneuver
• Dutch: overstag gaan — nautical: maneuver
• Finnish: vastakäännös — nautical: maneuver
• Finnish: venda — nautical: maneuver
• French: virement lof pour lof — nautical: maneuver
• German: Wende — nautical: maneuver
• German: Wendemanöver — nautical: maneuver
• Ingrian: venta — nautical: maneuver
• Polish: zwrot przez sztag — nautical: maneuver
• Polish: zwrot na wiatr — nautical: maneuver
• Russian: галс (gals) — nautical: maneuver
• Spanish: virar — nautical: maneuver
• Finnish: halssi — nautical: rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corner of the sail
• French: écoute — nautical: rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corner of the sail
• German: Hals — nautical: rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corner of the sail
• Latin: versōria — nautical: rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corner of the sail
• Bulgarian: амуниция (amunicija) — any equipment worn by horse
• Finnish: valjaat — any equipment worn by horse
• Finnish: satulointi — any equipment worn by horse
• French: harnais — any equipment worn by horse
• French: harnachement — any equipment worn by horse
• Galician: aparello — any equipment worn by horse
• German: Lederzeug — any equipment worn by horse
• German: Sattel- und Zaumzeug — any equipment worn by horse
• Hungarian: lószerszám — any equipment worn by horse
• Japanese: 馬具 (bagu) — any equipment worn by horse
• Russian: сбру́я (sbrúja) — any equipment worn by horse
• Walloon: haernaxhmint — any equipment worn by horse
• Walloon: haerna — any equipment worn by horse
• Walloon: haernas — any equipment worn by horse
• Walloon: atelêye — any equipment worn by horse
• Walloon: atelêyes — any equipment worn by horse
• Bulgarian: лепливост (leplivost) — chemistry: stickiness
• Finnish: tahmeus — chemistry: stickiness
• French: adhérence — chemistry: stickiness
• French: pégosité — chemistry: stickiness
• German: Klebrigkeit — chemistry: stickiness
• Russian: кле́йкость (kléjkostʹ) — chemistry: stickiness
• Russian: ли́пкость (lípkostʹ) — chemistry: stickiness
• Bulgarian: закачам (zakačam) — to nail with tacks
• Bulgarian: закрепвам (zakrepvam) — to nail with tacks
• Czech: připíchnout — to nail with tacks
• Czech: připnout — to nail with tacks
• Czech: přichytit — to nail with tacks
• Finnish: kiinnittää nupeilla — to nail with tacks
• French: clouer — to nail with tacks
• German: heften — to nail with tacks
• German: anzwecken — to nail with tacks
• German: anpinnen — to nail with tacks
• Greek: καρφώνω (karfóno) — to nail with tacks
• Russian: прикрепля́ть (prikrepljátʹ) — to nail with tacks
• Spanish: sujetar con tachuelas — to nail with tacks
• Spanish: prender — to nail with tacks
• Swedish: nubba — to nail with tacks
• Ottoman Turkish: طاقمق (takmak) — to nail with tacks
• Bulgarian: тропосвам (troposvam) — to stitch
• Catalan: embastar — to stitch
• Finnish: harsia — to stitch
• Finnish: kursia — to stitch
• German: heften — to stitch
• Greek: τρυπώνω (trypóno) — to stitch
• Luxembourgish: fooschen — to stitch
• Māori: pūnotinoti — to stitch
• Spanish: hilvanar — to stitch
• Bulgarian: сменям галса (smenjam galsa) — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Czech: obracet proti větru — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Czech: obrátit proti větru — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Czech: obrátit přes příď — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Czech: obracet přes příď — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Danish: slå — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Dutch: overstag gaan — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Finnish: luovia — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Finnish: tehdä vastakäännös — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Finnish: tehdä venda — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Finnish: vendata — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• French: louvoyer — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• French: virer de bord — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• German: wenden — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Greek: διαδρομώ (diadromó) — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Hebrew: פָּקַם (pakām) — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Hungarian: lavíroz — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Māori: whakaripi — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Māori: waihape — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Māori: whakaripiripi — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Norman: couôrre — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Norman: lôvier — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Norman: vither — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Norwegian Bokmål: slå — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Russian: лави́ровать (lavírovatʹ) — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Spanish: voltejear — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Swedish: göra slag — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Swedish: vända genom vinden — nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
• Czech: křižovat — nautical: to sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks
• Polish: halsować — nautical: to sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks
• Polish: lawirować — nautical: to sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks
• Bulgarian: добавям (dobavjam) — to add onto, to tack one thing onto another
• Finnish: liittää kylkiäiseksi — to add onto, to tack one thing onto another
• French: empiler — to add onto, to tack one thing onto another
• German: anhängen — to add onto, to tack one thing onto another
• Finnish: valjastaa — to tack up a horse
• Finnish: satuloida — to tack up a horse
• German: aufzäumen — to tack up a horse
• German: aufsatteln — to tack up a horse