Definition of tack

noun (n)

• the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails (noun.location)

  source: wordnet30
• a short nail with a sharp point and a large head (noun.artifact)

  source: wordnet30
• gear for a horse (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: saddlery, stable gear
  

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• (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: mainsheet, sheet, shroud, weather sheet
  

  source: wordnet30
• (nautical) the act of changing tack (noun.act)

  Synonym: tacking
  

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• sailing a zigzag course (noun.act)

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• A stain; a tache. (noun)

  source: webster1913
• A small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• fasten with tacks (verb.contact)

  Example:
  Tack the notice on the board.
  

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• turn into the wind (verb.motion)

  Synonym: wear round
  

  Example:
  The sailors decided to tack the boat.
  The boat tacked.
  

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• create by putting components or members together (verb.creation)

  Synonym: assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack together
  Antonym: break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart
  

  Example:
  He tacked together some verses.
  

  source: wordnet30
• sew together loosely, with large stitches (verb.contact)

  Synonym: baste
  

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• fix to; attach (verb.contact)

  Synonym: append, hang on, tack on, tag on
  

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• reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (verb.change)

  Synonym: alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch
  

  source: wordnet30
• To fasten or attach. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To change the direction of a vessel by shifting the position of the helm and sails; also (as said of a vessel), to have her direction changed through the shifting of the helm and sails. See Tack, v. t., 4. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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