THUMBTACK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thumbtack mean? 

• THUMBTACK (noun)
  The noun THUMBTACK has 1 sense:

1. a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board

  Familiarity information: THUMBTACK used as a noun is very rare.

• THUMBTACK (verb)
  The verb THUMBTACK has 1 sense:

1. fasten with thumbtacks

  Familiarity information: THUMBTACK used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THUMBTACK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

drawing pin; pushpin; thumbtack

Hypernyms ("thumbtack" is a kind of...):

paper fastener (a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place)

tack (a short nail with a sharp point and a large head)

Derivation:

thumbtack (fasten with thumbtacks)

• THUMBTACK (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fasten with thumbtacks

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board

Hypernyms (to "thumbtack" is one way to...):

tack (fasten with tacks)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

thumbtack (a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board)