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Tacking

To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).

📖 Definitions of "Tacking"

verb

1
To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
2
To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
3
To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.
4
To add something as an extra item.
"to tack (something) onto (something)"

noun

1
Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.
2
The act of changing tack.
3
A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.
4
The joining together of consecutive periods of possession of property, especially between squatters in cases of adverse possession.

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
tacknoun	A small nail with a flat head.
bastenoun	(transitive) To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.
bastingnoun	The act by which a food item is basted.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
basteverb	(transitive) To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.
bastingnoun	The act by which a food item is basted.
bar tacknoun	Alternative form of bartack. [A series of stitches used for reinforcing areas of stress on a garment, such as pocket openings or buttonholes.]
tuckingverb	(sewing) A tuck.
bartacknoun	A series of stitches used for reinforcing areas of stress on a garment, such as pocket openings or buttonholes.
tenteringnoun	The stretching of cloth on tenters
bindingnoun	An item (usually rope, tape, or string) used to hold two or more things together.
barringverb	The exclusion of someone; blackballing.
togglenoun	A toggle switch.
tailoragenoun	The work of a tailor, or the clothing made by one; tailoring.
tatchnoun	(obsolete) A spot or stain.
stitchnoun	A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
staylacenoun	A lace for fastening stays.
backstitchnoun	(sewing) A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.
tailoringnoun	Work done by a tailor.
threadsnoun	(slang) Clothes, clothing.
trimmingverb	(uncountable) The act or process of someone who trims.
tattersnoun	(plural only) Ragged clothing or fabric, paper, etc.
tighter	Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
passementnoun	Lace, brocade, braid etc., sewed on a garment.