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tack on ThesaurusVerb | 1.tack on - fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"hang on, tag on, append, tackattach - cause to be attachedsubjoin - add to the end | Translationstack on
tack onTo add something on to something else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tack" or "on." Miss, can I tack a side of bacon onto my order? If you kids keep talking, I'll tack another essay onto your homework.See also: on, tacktack onv.1. To attach something to a surface using a tack, pin, or nail: I tack my children's drawings on the kitchen door. The teacher set up a big corkboard, and each child tacked on a poem.2. To add or append something additional: The hotel tacked on a five percent service fee. I read my essay again and tacked an introduction on.See also: on, tackTaciturnity
TaciturnityBarkiswarmhearted but taciturn husband of Peggoty. [Br. Lit: David Copperfield]Bartleby the Scrivener “Iprefer not to” was his constant refrain and all he ever said. [Am. Lit.: “Bartleby the Scrivener”]Bert and Itaciturn “down-Easterners.” [Am. Culture: Misc.]Coolidge, Calvin(1872–1933) 30th U.S. president; nicknamed “Silent Cal.” [Am. Hist.: Frank, 99]Laconianinhabitant of ancient country of Laconia; people noted for pauciloquy. [Gr. Hist.: NCE, 1514]FinancialSeetacktack on Related to tack on: roughshod, come in handy, refer to, change tackSynonyms for tack onverb fix toSynonymsRelated Words |