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oyfriends. He gave me a look of tacit gratitude.
taciturn adj. silent, uncommunicative, mum, mute, reticent, reserved,
uncommunicative, unforthcoming, tight-lipped, close-lipped,
untalkative, quiet: Even when he was small, Chris was quite
taciturn, saying little but evidently thinking much.
tack n. 1 pin, push-pin, nail, Brit drawing-pin, tin-tack, US
thumbtack: Someone keeps stealing the tacks from the bulletin
board. 2 fastening, stitch, baste: Could you put some tacks in
the hem so I can try on the skirt? 3 direction, bearing,
heading, course, approach; way, path, procedure, method,
technique, attack, line: Our new tack was due east. They may
have to take a different tack to win the contract. 4 tackle,
gear, equipment, equipage, harness, saddlery, fittings,
fitments, kit, outfit, rig, rigging, accoutrements or US also
accouterments: He has ordered all new tack for his horse.
--v. 5 pin, attach, fasten, secure, join, couple, unite,
combine, stick, fix, affix, staple, nail, skewer, peg, screw,
bolt, rivet; baste, stitch, sew, bind, tie; paste, glue, cement,
solder, braze, weld: You were only supposed to tack these
together lightly, but now I can't pull them apart. 6 change
direction or heading or course , Nautical go or come about;
zigzag, veer off or away, Nautical beat: We tacked quickly to
avoid striking the buoy. 7 tack on. add (on), append, annex,
attach, tag on: When they tacked on a rider to the contract, we
refused to sign it.
tackle n. 1 gear, rig, fittings, equipment, equipage, rigging,
paraphernalia, outfit, tools, apparatus, trappings,
accoutrements or US also accouterments, Colloq Brit clobber:
The steeplejack brought along all his tackle and made ready for
his climb. 2 block (and tackle), fall, hoisting gear, pulley,
sheave: You'll need heavier tackle to lift this cargo.
--v. 3 come to grips with, grapple with, approach, take on, try
to solve, (try to) deal or cope with, stand or face up to, face,
confront, address oneself to, attend to, set about, pursue,
Colloq take a crack at, have a go at: Perhaps you'd better
tackle the parking problem yourself. I'll tackle the boss on the
matter as soon as I see him. 4 attack, fall upon, devour,
consume, demolish, destroy: You've seen nothing till you've