A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute.

A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet. / A sleeveless jerkin or loose overgarment. / (historical) A sleeveless garment made of coarse cloth formerly worn outdoors by the common people.

Possessing tact; able to deal with people in a sensitive manner.

plural of tack

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tack

A system in which a rope, cable, or chain (the tackle) is passed over pulleys enclosed in two (or rarely more) blocks, one fixed and one attached to a load, which is used to gain mechanical advantage to lift or pull heavy loads.

A combinatorial search technique used to solve optimization problems by tracking and guiding the search.

Any small table, such as an end table, having no particular function. It can typically be folded away.

(transitive) To drink more alcohol than (someone) while remaining relatively sober.

(idiomatic, chiefly US) To deal with the important details.