"Tacked" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Tacked: (past tense of "tack")
1. The past tense of tack, meaning to attach or fasten something firmly to something else using a tack.
2. To address or tackle a problem or issue.
3. In engineering and construction, to attach a beam or a structural element to another structure.
4. In sailing, to change direction without turning the bow of the boat through the wind.
Example sentences:
- She marked the important point on the map and then tacked it to the bulletin board.
- The team had to tackle the complex problem from different angles.
- The engineer tacked the beam to the wall to provide extra support.
- The sailor expertly tacked the sail to change direction.
Characterized by or disposed to withhold or restrict information or expression; uncommunicative.