tacking

Meaning of tacking

verb
  1. To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
  2. To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
  3. To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.
  4. To add something as an extra item.
    to tack (something) onto (something)
  5. Often paired with "up", to place the tack on a horse.
noun
  1. Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.
  2. The act of changing tack.
  3. A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.
  4. The joining together of consecutive periods of possession of property, especially between squatters in cases of adverse possession.

Information about tacking

  • The plural form of tacking is: tackings.
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Hyphenation of tacking

tack-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • tacking is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

tacking synonyms

Meaning baste:

baste, basting

Meaning tack:

tack

Meaning :

change

tacking antonyms

Meaning :

wear

Words that rhyme with tacking

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