tacking

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Synonyms: hacking, backing, tackling, taking, ticking, talking, lacking, racking, packing, sacking, tasking

Antonyms: hacking, backing, tackling, taking, ticking, talking, lacking, racking, packing, sacking, tasking

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Verb

1. {{infl of|en|tack||ing-form}}

Noun

1. {{lb|en|sewing}} [[loose|Loose]] [[temporary]] [[stitch]]es in [[dressmaking]] etc.
2. {{lb|en|nautical}} The act of [[change tack|changing tack]].
3. {{lb|en|legal}} A [[union]] of [[security|securities]] given at different times, all of which must be [[redeem]]ed before an [[intermediate]] [[purchaser]] can [[interpose]] a [[claim]].
4. {{lb|en|legal}} The joining together of [[consecutive]] periods of [[possession]] of [[property]], especially between [[squatter]]s in cases of [[adverse possession]].

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