noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A short nail or tack coated with tin.
2. 2
   tack or small nail of tinned iron wordnet
3. 3
   A drawing pin; thumbtack. British

Verb

1. 1
   To sack; to fire from a job. Cockney, slang

Synonyms

All synonyms

applycoatcolordepositdyesmall tack

Antonyms

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adhesivebleachdecolorizediscolor

Etymology

From tin + tack.