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tack-up

tack-up noun: a poster.

Noun

tack-up (plural tack-ups)

  1. A poster.
    • Tack-ups serve for windows of miscellaneous shops, proprietors of these places being rewarded for their indulgence […]1916, Arthur Edwin Krows, Play Production in America, page 324
    • They monogram napkins for department and specialty stores, print millions of cards and gift wrappings, design a wide variety of invitations, dance programs, decals and tack-ups.1953, Ebony, volume 9, page 48

Forms of tack-up

pluraltack-ups

Origin of tack-up

Deverbal from tack up.

Questions about tack-up

What does tack-up mean?
Tack-up means a poster.
What part of speech is tack-up?
Tack-up is a noun.
What is the plural of tack-up?
The plural of tack-up is tack-ups.

Words near tack-up in the dictionary

  1. tack welded
  2. tack welding
  3. tack welds
  4. tack-ravan
  5. tack-ravans
  6. tack-up
  7. tack-ups
  8. Tackaberry
  9. Tackaberrys
  10. tackboard
  11. tackboards

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