tack in English dictionary

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    Meanings and definitions of "tack"

    • To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
    • To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
    • (nautical) To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.
    • To add something as an extra item.
    • Often with "up"", to place the tack on a horse.
    • (carpentry) A small nail with a flat head.
    • A small, sharp, nail-like object used especially to affix thin items to thicker ones, but not heavily used in carpentry.
    • (sewing) A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
    • (nautical) The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.
    • (nautical) A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind. See also reach, gybe.
    • A direction or course of action, especially a new one.
    • (nautical) The maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes from one side to the other.
    • (nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.
    • Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals. Saddles, stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, harnesses, martingales, and breastplates are all forms of horse tack.
    • (chemistry) The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties.
    • noun
      A small nail with a flat head.
    • noun
      A thumbtack.
    • noun
      (sewing)
      A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
    • noun
      (nautical)
      The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.
    • noun
      (nautical)
      A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind. See also reach, gybe.
    • noun
      A direction or course of action, especially a new one.
    • noun
      (nautical)
      The maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes from one side to the other.
    • noun
      (nautical)
      The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.
    • noun
      (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 corner of a studding sail to the boom.
    • noun
      Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals. Saddles, stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, harnesses, martingales, and breastplates are all forms of horse tack.
    • noun
      (manufacturing, construction, chemistry)
      The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties.
    • noun
      Hardtack.
    • noun
      That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix.
    • noun
      (law, Scotland)
      A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Confidence; reliance.
    • noun
      A stain; a tache.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A peculiar flavour or taint.
    • noun
      (colloquial)
      That which is tacky; something cheap and gaudy.
    • verb
      To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
    • verb
      To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
    • verb
      (nautical)
      To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.
    • verb
      To add something as an extra item.
    • verb
      Often paired with "up", to place the tack on a horse.
    • to nail with tacks
    • nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
    • to add onto, to tack one thing onto another
    • small nail
    • loose seam
    • nautical direction
    • A nail with a large head.
    • plow through (a wave) (plough)
    • noun
      a long loose temporary stitch used in dressmaking, etc.
    • noun
      a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
    • noun
      gear for a horse
    • noun
      (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
    • noun
      (nautical) the act of changing tack
    • noun
      sailing a zigzag course
    • noun
      the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
    • verb
      create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
    • verb
      fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board"
    • verb
      fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"
    • verb
      reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
    • verb
      sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"
    • verb
      turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked"

    Synonyms of "tack" in English dictionary

    append, baste, paraphernalia are the top synonyms of "tack" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "tack" in English dictionary

    disassemble is the antonym of "tack" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of tack

    • tack ( third-person singular simple present tacks, present participle tacking, simple past and past participle tacked)
    • Tacks (used to attach thin objects to thick ones, in this case (potentially) papers to a bulletin board) tack ( plural  tacks)
    • tack (plural tacks)
    • tack (uncountable)
    • tack (third-person singular simple present tacks, present participle tacking, simple past and past participle tacked)
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