English

Noun

A brass thumbtack

thumbtack ‎(plural thumbtacks)

1. A small nail-like tack with a slightly rounded head that can be pressed into place with light pressure from the thumb; used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard

Synonyms

• drawing pin (British)
• pushpin

Translations

Verb

thumbtack ‎(third-person singular simple present thumbtacks, present participle thumbtacking, simple past and past participle thumbtacked)

1. (transitive) To fix or attach something with a thumbtack.
   • 1988, Edmund White, The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, 1994, Chapter One,

     On the particle-board partition that separated his cubicle from the next, Paul had thumbtacked things that might inspire him […]

Translations