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A small nail-like tack with a slightly rounded head that can be pressed into place with light pressure from the thumb; used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drawing pin
Antonyms: none provided
To fix or attach something with a thumbtack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drawing pin, pushpin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: paper fastener, tack
fasten with thumbtacks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tack
Across languages
Translations
78 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
دَبُّوس
(dabbūs)
— nail-like tack
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Azerbaijani:
dəftərxana düyməsi
— nail-like tack
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Azerbaijani:
düymə
— nail-like tack
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Belarusian:
канцыля́рская кно́пка
(kancyljárskaja knópka)
— nail-like tack
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Belarusian:
кно́пка
(knópka)
— nail-like tack
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Breton:
tach-meud
— nail-like tack
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Bulgarian:
га́бърче
(gábǎrče)
— nail-like tack
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Bulgarian:
ка́барче
(kábarče)
— nail-like tack
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Bulgarian:
кабар
(kabar)
— nail-like tack
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Bulgarian:
кабър
(kabǎr)
— nail-like tack
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Catalan:
xinxeta
— nail-like tack
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Chinese Mandarin:
圖釘 /图钉
(túdīng)
— nail-like tack
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Czech:
připínáček
— nail-like tack
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Czech:
napínáček
— nail-like tack
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Danish:
tegnestift
— nail-like tack
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Dutch:
duimspijker
— nail-like tack
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Dutch:
punaise
— nail-like tack
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Esperanto:
desegnonajlo
— nail-like tack
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Esperanto:
prempinglo
— nail-like tack
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Estonian:
rõhknael
— nail-like tack
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Faroese:
teknistift
— nail-like tack
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Finnish:
nasta
— nail-like tack
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French:
punaise
— nail-like tack
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Galician:
chatola
— nail-like tack
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Galician:
chincheta
— nail-like tack
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Georgian:
ჭიკარტი
(č̣iḳarṭi)
— nail-like tack
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German:
Reißzwecke
— nail-like tack
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German:
Reißnagel
— nail-like tack
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German:
Heftzwecke
— nail-like tack
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German:
Reißbrettstift
— nail-like tack
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Greek:
πινέζα
(pinéza)
— nail-like tack
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Hungarian:
rajzszög
— nail-like tack
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Indonesian:
paku payung
— nail-like tack
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Irish:
tacóid ordóige
— nail-like tack
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Italian:
puntina
— nail-like tack
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Japanese:
画鋲
(gabyō)
— nail-like tack
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Korean:
압정
(apjeong)
— nail-like tack
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Macedonian:
притискач
(pritiskač)
— nail-like tack
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Malay:
paku jari
— nail-like tack
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Norwegian Bokmål:
tegnestift
— nail-like tack
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Persian:
پونِز
(punez)
— nail-like tack
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Polish:
pinezka
— nail-like tack
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Portuguese:
tacha
— nail-like tack
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Romanian:
piuneză
— nail-like tack
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Russian:
канцеля́рская кно́пка
(kanceljárskaja knópka)
— nail-like tack
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Russian:
кно́пка
(knópka)
— nail-like tack
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Serbo-Croatian:
рајснадла
— nail-like tack
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Serbo-Croatian:
rajsnadla
— nail-like tack
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Silesian:
cwek
— nail-like tack
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Slovak:
pripináčik
— nail-like tack
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Slovene:
risalni žebljiček
— nail-like tack
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Lower Sorbian:
gózdźik
— nail-like tack
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Spanish:
chinche
— nail-like tack
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Spanish:
chincheta
— nail-like tack
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Spanish:
tachuela
— nail-like tack
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Swedish:
häftstift
— nail-like tack
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Thai:
หมุดหัวแบน
— nail-like tack
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Turkish:
raptiye
— nail-like tack
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Turkish:
pünez
— nail-like tack
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Ukrainian:
канцеля́рська кно́пка
(kanceljársʹka knópka)
— nail-like tack
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Ukrainian:
кно́пка
(knópka)
— nail-like tack
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Bulgarian:
закачам
(zakačam)
— to attach something with a thumbtack
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Bulgarian:
закача
(zakača)
— to attach something with a thumbtack
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Bulgarian:
закрепям
(zakrepjam)
— to attach something with a thumbtack
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Bulgarian:
закрепя
(zakrepja)
— to attach something with a thumbtack
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Chinese Mandarin:
用圖釘釘住 /用图钉钉住
(yòng túdīng dìngzhù)
— to attach something with a thumbtack
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Esperanto:
alpingli
— to attach something with a thumbtack
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Finnish:
kiinnittää nastalla
— to attach something with a thumbtack
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Finnish:
nastata
— to attach something with a thumbtack
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French:
punaiser
— to attach something with a thumbtack
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German:
anpinnen
— to attach something with a thumbtack
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German:
anheften
— to attach something with a thumbtack
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German:
anzwecken
— to attach something with a thumbtack
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German:
zwecken
— to attach something with a thumbtack
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Portuguese:
tachar
— to attach something with a thumbtack
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Russian:
прика́лывать
(prikályvatʹ)
— to attach something with a thumbtack
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Russian:
приколо́ть
(prikolótʹ)
— to attach something with a thumbtack
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Spanish:
tachonar
— to attach something with a thumbtack