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It is used as a verb phrase and refers to the action of preparing or securing something, often with tacks or other small fasteners. Example: "I need to tack up this poster on the bulletin board before the meeting starts." This sentence means that the speaker needs to secure the poster onto the bulletin board using tacks or other materials before the meeting begins.
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tack up
verb
To prepare a horse for riding by equipping it with tack (harness, reins, saddle etc.)
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The reigning aesthetic on the site is bulletin board meets lava lamp: tack up a bunch of stuff and set it blazing in bubbly neon.
On the other hand, Samatha's father allows her to be more artistic, and to tack up things on the wall, which her mother would not allow.
Aluminum, galvanized-metal and even plywood shutters all work, too, and can be either temporary or permanent arrangements that you tack up, slide on or roll down.
GP partners are running businesses and the numbers just don't tack up".
The teen blogs are also reminiscent of MySpace, featuring often same general gaudiness, and the spewing of content on top of content, like the layers of photos and other decorations teens used to tack up on cork bulletin boards and bedroom walls.
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You should know basic skills like mucking out stalls, grooming, tacking up (and un-tacking), and how you should behave around horses.
I noticed the signs, tacked up around the entrance: #SaveCafeEdison.
"It's all tacked up with meaningless details".
The Marine Corps flag is tacked up behind his desk.
That night, Dawa activists slipped into the streets and tacked up posters of Sadr across Baghdad.
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