untack
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Untack — Un*tack , v. t. [1st pref. un + tack.] To separate, as what is tacked; to disjoin; to release. [1913 Webster] being untacked from honest cares. Barrow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
untack — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
untack — /un tak /, v.t. 1. to unfasten (something tacked). 2. to loose or detach by removing a tack or tacks. [1635 45; UN 2 + TACK1] * * * … Universalium
untack — verb remove the saddle and bridle from (a horse) … English new terms dictionary
untack — un•tack′ v. t … From formal English to slang
untack — /ʌnˈtæk/ (say un tak) verb (t) to remove the tacking from (a piece of sewing). {un 2 + tack1 (def. 11) …
untack — v.tr. detach, esp. by removing tacks … Useful english dictionary
tack — [n1] course of movement aim, alteration, approach, bearing, bend, deflection, deviation, digression, direction, double, echelon, heading, line, method, oblique course, path, plan, point of sail, procedure, set, shift, siding, sidling, sweep,… … New thesaurus
