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Noun: thumbtack  'thúm`tak
Usage: N. Amer (=drawing pin)
  1. A tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
    - drawing pin [Brit], pushpin [N. Amer]
Verb: thumbtack  'thúm`tak
Usage: N. Amer (=drawing pin)
  1. Fasten with thumbtacks
    "The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board"
    - drawing pin [Brit]

Derived forms: thumbtacked, thumbtacking, thumbtacks

Type of: paper fastener, tack

Encyclopedia: Thumbtack