(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is a short nail with a broad, flat head, especially one that is used for fastening carpets to the floor.
to get down to brass ~s: see brass
N-COUNT
see also thumb~
2.
If you ~ something to a surface, you pin it there with ~s or drawing pins.
He had ~ed this note to her door...
She had recently taken a canvas from the theater and ~ed it up on the wall.
VERB: V n to n, V n with adv
3.
If you change ~ or try a different ~, you try a different method for dealing with a situation.
In desperation I changed ~...
This report takes a different ~ from the 20 that have come before.
= approach
N-SING: also no det
4.
If a sailing boat is ~ing or if the people in it ~ it, it is sailing towards a particular point in a series of sideways movements rather than in a straight line.
We were ~ing fairly close inshore...
The helmsman could ~ the boat singlehanded.
VERB: V, V n, also V n prep/adv
5.
If you ~ pieces of material together, you sew them together with big, loose stitches in order to hold them firmly or check that they fit, before sewing them properly.
Tack them together with a 1.5 cm seam...
Tack the cord around the cushion.
VERB: V pl-n with together , V n prep/adv