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brass ˈtacks N

brass tacks pl inf:

to get down to brass tacks

I . tack [tæk] N

2. tack no pl (riding gear):

Sattel- und Zaumzeug nt

3. tack NAUT:

Schlag m spec

5. tack (loose stitch):

6. tack Scot LAW:

II . tack [tæk] VB trans

1. tack (nail down):

2. tack (sew loosely):

III . tack [tæk] VB intr NAUT

Blu-Tack® [ˈblu:tæk] N no pl

ˈhard tack N

low-tack [ˈləʊtæk, Am ˈloʊ-] ADJ

star·board ˈtack N

tack down VB trans

tack on VB trans

1. tack on inf (add afterwards):

to tack on sth [to sth]
etw [an etw acc ] anfügen [o. anhängen]
to tack on sth [to sth]

2. tack on (sew loosely):

to tack on sth [to sth]
etw [an etw acc ] anheften

tick-tack-toe [Am ˌtɪkˌtækˈtoʊ] N Am (noughts and crosses)

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a box of tacks
to get down to brass tacks

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