A tack is a short nail with a broad, flat head, especially one that is used for fastening carpets to the floor. 2. See also thumbtack. If you tack something to a surface, you pin it there with tacks or drawing pins. He had tacked this note to her door. [VERB noun + to] She had recently taken a poster from the theatre and tacked it up on the wall. More @Wikipedia
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