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Definition of
tack on phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
tack on
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
tack something
on
|
tack something onto something
(
informal
)
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to add something to something that already exists, especially in a careless way
The poems were tacked on at the end of the book.
See
tack on
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Nearby words
tackle
verb
tackle
noun
tack on
phrasal verb
tacky
adjective
taco
noun