tack
noun
a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
tacked
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past participleof tack.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof tack.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
tacknouna short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
Example Sentences
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Rattle needed to rebuild much of its underlying software so that AI agents were at the center of the architecture, not tacked on the outside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
To win loan deals in recent years, Ares allowed many borrowers to defer paying cash interest with payments-in-kind, or PIK, that get tacked on to the outstanding loan.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
So the only reasonable charge was violating the city ordinance against disturbing “the peace of others by violent, offensive or boisterous conduct or language,” but that was tacked on later, in February.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
While the outro feels tacked on, upon reflection, it’s the missing piece that transforms the movie from a puzzle into a proclamation on group cohesion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
As luck would have it, I’m only able—except for a few rare occasions—to view nature through dusty curtains tacked over dirt-caked windows; it takes the pleasure out of looking.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
