"Tacken" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtakən/, [ˈtʰakʰ(ə)n], [ˈtʰa.ʔŋ] Audio: De-Tacken.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from German Low German Tack, Tacken (“jag, tooth”). Cognate with German Zacken (“idem”) and Dutch tak (“branch”). The modern sense is from mechanics, that is from machines in which different steps or stages are set by means of a gear wheel. Compare the German einen Zahn zulegen (“to hurry up”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|nds-de|Tack}} Borrowed from German Low German Tack, {{cog|de|Zacken||idem}} German Zacken (“idem”), {{cog|nl|tak||branch}} Dutch tak (“branch”), {{cog|de|einen Zahn zulegen||to hurry up}} German einen Zahn zulegen (“to hurry up”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Tacken m (strong, genitive Tackens, plural Tacken) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Tackens [genitive], Tacken [plural], strong [table-tags], Tacken [nominative, singular], Tacken [definite, nominative, plural], Tackens [genitive, singular], Tacken [definite, genitive, plural], Tacken [dative, singular], Tacken [dative, definite, plural], Tacken [accusative, singular], Tacken [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (colloquial, regional, chiefly Northern Germany) A bit, a tad, a degree, a level (in the context of “more” and “less”) Tags: Northern-Germany, colloquial, masculine, regional, strong
    Sense id: en-Tacken-de-noun-iD0YjEsr Categories (other): Northern German, Regional German, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
  2. (colloquial, regional, chiefly Northern Germany) quid, bucks (a term for money) Tags: Northern-Germany, colloquial, masculine, regional, strong Synonyms: Geld
    Sense id: en-Tacken-de-noun-I2WwV7gf Categories (other): Northern German, Regional German, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Tacke 
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      "ipa": "/ˈtakən/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈtʰakʰ(ə)n]"
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