0 a short nail with a broad flat head -- paku tekan
a carpet tack.
1 in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly. -- jelujur
2 in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind -- pal
We sailed on an easterly tack.
3 a direction or course -- pal
After they moved, their lives took a different tack.
4 (with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks) -- memaku
5 (of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind -- berpal
The more important the part and the more irrelevant the worse is the example of tacking.
The offending or allegedly offending solicitor is tied down with tin tacks all the way through.
We never got down to brass tacks about the instructions which had been sent to that corporation.
The shortage of nails and tacks for the boot trade is due to the shortage of wire.
Now, as a matter of "brass tacks", what is the present position?
Now we are getting down to brass tacks.
Important matters are tacked on at the end of the day.
At the moment, it is just tacked on at the end.
