tack
tack/tak/
noun
- a small, sharp broad-headed nail."tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor"synonyms: pin, nail, staple, spike, rivet, stud, drawing pin, tin tack, thumb tack
- a long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily, prior to permanent sewing.
- a method of dealing with a situation or problem; a course of action or policy."as she could not stop him from going she tried another tack and insisted on going with him"synonyms: approach, way, method, process, policy, procedure, technique, tactic, plan, strategy, stratagem, program, line of attack, course of action, line of action, path, line, angle, direction, course
- an act of changing course by turning a vessel's head into and through the wind, so as to bring the wind on the opposite side.
- a rope for securing the weather clew of a course.
- the quality of being sticky."cooking the sugar to caramel gives tack to the texture"
verb
- fasten or fix in place with tacks."he used the tool to tack down sheets of fiberboard"synonyms: pin, nail, staple, fix, fasten, attach, secure, affix, put up, put down
- change course by turning a boat's head into and through the wind."their boat was now downwind and they had to tack"
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The meaning of TACK is attach; especially : to fasten or affix with tacks. How to use tack in a sentence. Do you change tack or tact?
noun. a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head. Nautical. a rope for extending the lower forward corner of a course. the lower forward ...
the direction or distance that a boat moves at an angle to the direction of the wind, so that the boat receives the wind on its sails:.
A tack is a small, sharp pin or nail with a wide head. You can use tacks to attach your flyers to the telephone poles in your neighborhood.
1. a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head · 2. Nautical · 3. a course of action or conduct, esp. · 4. one of the movements of a zigzag course ...
TACK meaning: 1 : a small, sharp nail usually with a wide, flat head; 2 : thumbtack.
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tack, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
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An act of tacking or fastening together, now esp. in a slight or temporary way; a stitch, esp. a long slight stitch used in fastening seams, etc., preparatory ...
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(nautical) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled; also, a rope employed to pull the lower ...
May 29, 2024 · TACK meaning: 1. to try to deal with a problem in a different way: 2. a small, sharp nail with a flat top: 3. a…. Learn more.
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noun sense 6 late 18th cent. (originally dialect in the general sense 'apparatus, equipment'): contraction of tackle. The current sense dates from the 1920s.
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