thumbtack

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈθʌm.tæk/

Noun

thumbtack (plural thumbtacks)

1. A small nail-like tack with a slightly rounded head that can be pressed into place with light pressure from the thumb; used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard.

Synonyms

• drawing pin (British)
• pushpin

Translations

• French: punaise
• German: Reißzwecke, Reißnagel, Heftzwecke
• Italian: puntina
• Portuguese: tacha
• Russian: канцеля́рская кно́пка
• Spanish: chinche, chicheta

Verb

thumbtack (thumbtacks, present participle thumbtacking; past and past participle thumbtacked)

1. (transitive) To fix or attach something with a thumbtack.
   • 1988, Edmund White, The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, 1994, Chapter One,

     On the particle-board partition that separated his cubicle from the next, Paul had thumbtacked things that might inspire him […]

Translations

• French: punaiser
• Portuguese: tachar
• Spanish: tachonar

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