"thack" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /θæk/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thack.wav [Southern-England] Forms: thacks [plural]
enPR: thăk Rhymes: -æk Etymology: From Middle English thacce, from thakken (“to stroke”): see etymology 1. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|thacce}} Middle English thacce, {{m|enm|thakken|t=to stroke}} thakken (“to stroke”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} thack (plural thacks)
  1. A stroke; a thwack.
    Sense id: en-thack-en-noun-XWk5JW4a
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /θæk/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thack.wav [Southern-England] Forms: thacks [plural]
enPR: thăk Rhymes: -æk Etymology: From Middle English thak, thakk, thakke, from Old English þæc, from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Cognate with Dutch dak, Low German Dack, Danish tag (“roof”), German Dach (“roof”), Old Norse þak (“thatch, roof”). Akin to Latin toga (“garment”) and Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”). See also thatch and deck. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|thak}} Middle English thak, {{m|enm|thakk}} thakk, {{m|enm|thakke}} thakke, {{inh|en|ang|þæc}} Old English þæc, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*þak}} Proto-West Germanic *þak, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*þaką}} Proto-Germanic *þaką, {{der|en|ine-pro|*teg-}} Proto-Indo-European *teg-, {{cog|nl|dak}} Dutch dak, {{cog|nds|Dack}} Low German Dack, {{cog|da|tag|t=roof}} Danish tag (“roof”), {{cog|de|Dach|t=roof}} German Dach (“roof”), {{cog|non|þak|t=thatch, roof}} Old Norse þak (“thatch, roof”), {{m|la|toga|t=garment}} toga (“garment”), {{m|grc|στέγος|t=roof}} στέγος (stégos, “roof”), {{doublet|en|thatch|deck|notext=1}} thatch and deck Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} thack (countable and uncountable, plural thacks)
  1. the weatherproof outer layer of a roof, often thatch specifically Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-thack-en-noun-KCTTyjZL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /θæk/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thack.wav [Southern-England] Forms: thacks [present, singular, third-person], thacking [participle, present], thacked [participle, past], thacked [past]
enPR: thăk Rhymes: -æk Etymology: From Middle English thakken (“to stroke”), from Old English þaccian (“to touch gently, stroke, tap”), from Proto-West Germanic *þakwōn, from Proto-Germanic *þakwōną (“to touch lightly”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch”). Cognate with Old Dutch þakolōn (“to stroke”), Old Norse þykkr (“a thwack, thump, blow”), Icelandic þjökka, þjaka (“to thwack, thump, beat”), Norwegian tjåka (“to strike, beat”), Latin tangō (“touch”). More at thwack, tangent. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*teh₂g-|id=touch}}, {{inh|en|enm|thakken|t=to stroke}} Middle English thakken (“to stroke”), {{inh|en|ang|þaccian|t=to touch gently, stroke, tap}} Old English þaccian (“to touch gently, stroke, tap”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*þakwōn}} Proto-West Germanic *þakwōn, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*þakwōną|t=to touch lightly}} Proto-Germanic *þakwōną (“to touch lightly”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*teh₂g-|t=to touch}} Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch”), {{cog|odt|þakolōn|t=to stroke}} Old Dutch þakolōn (“to stroke”), {{cog|non|þykkr|t=a thwack, thump, blow}} Old Norse þykkr (“a thwack, thump, blow”), {{cog|is|þjökka}} Icelandic þjökka, {{m|is|þjaka|t=to thwack, thump, beat}} þjaka (“to thwack, thump, beat”), {{cog|no|tjåka|t=to strike, beat}} Norwegian tjåka (“to strike, beat”), {{cog|la|tangō|t=touch}} Latin tangō (“touch”), {{l|en|thwack}} thwack, {{l|en|tangent}} tangent Head templates: {{en-verb}} thack (third-person singular simple present thacks, present participle thacking, simple past and past participle thacked)
  1. (transitive, obsolete except British, dialectal) To strike or thump (someone or something); to thwack. Tags: dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-thack-en-verb-rGkmEllb Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 33 46 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /θæk/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thack.wav [Southern-England] Forms: thacks [present, singular, third-person], thacking [participle, present], thacked [participle, past], thacked [past]
enPR: thăk Rhymes: -æk Etymology: From Middle English thak, thakk, thakke, from Old English þæc, from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Cognate with Dutch dak, Low German Dack, Danish tag (“roof”), German Dach (“roof”), Old Norse þak (“thatch, roof”). Akin to Latin toga (“garment”) and Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”). See also thatch and deck. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|thak}} Middle English thak, {{m|enm|thakk}} thakk, {{m|enm|thakke}} thakke, {{inh|en|ang|þæc}} Old English þæc, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*þak}} Proto-West Germanic *þak, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*þaką}} Proto-Germanic *þaką, {{der|en|ine-pro|*teg-}} Proto-Indo-European *teg-, {{cog|nl|dak}} Dutch dak, {{cog|nds|Dack}} Low German Dack, {{cog|da|tag|t=roof}} Danish tag (“roof”), {{cog|de|Dach|t=roof}} German Dach (“roof”), {{cog|non|þak|t=thatch, roof}} Old Norse þak (“thatch, roof”), {{m|la|toga|t=garment}} toga (“garment”), {{m|grc|στέγος|t=roof}} στέγος (stégos, “roof”), {{doublet|en|thatch|deck|notext=1}} thatch and deck Head templates: {{en-verb}} thack (third-person singular simple present thacks, present participle thacking, simple past and past participle thacked)
  1. To cover a roof with thack.
    Sense id: en-thack-en-verb-gcFLLaG2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "Dack"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German Dack",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "tag",
        "t": "roof"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish tag (“roof”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Dach",
        "t": "roof"
      },
      "expansion": "German Dach (“roof”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "þak",
        "t": "thatch, roof"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse þak (“thatch, roof”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "toga",
        "t": "garment"
      },
      "expansion": "toga (“garment”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "στέγος",
        "t": "roof"
      },
      "expansion": "στέγος (stégos, “roof”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "thatch",
        "3": "deck",
        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "thatch and deck",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English thak, thakk, thakke, from Old English þæc, from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.\nCognate with Dutch dak, Low German Dack, Danish tag (“roof”), German Dach (“roof”), Old Norse þak (“thatch, roof”). Akin to Latin toga (“garment”) and Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”). See also thatch and deck.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thacks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thacking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thacked",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thacked",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "thack (third-person singular simple present thacks, present participle thacking, simple past and past participle thacked)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To cover a roof with thack."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/θæk/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æk"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thack.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/16/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-thack.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-thack.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/16/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-thack.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-thack.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "thăk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thack"
}

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