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tack::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | saddlery, stable gear |
| Type of | gear, appurtenance, paraphernalia |
| Has types | harness, martingale, housing, horse blanket, headgear, saddle blanket, saddlecloth, hame, girth, trapping, yoke, cinch, caparison, bit |
tack::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch |
| Type of | turn, change by reversal, reverse |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | wear round |
| Type of | sail |
| Derivation | tacking |
The sailors decided to tack the boat.
The boat tacked.
tack::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mainsheet, sheet, shroud, weather sheet |
| Type of | line |
| Has types | futtock shroud |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tacking |
| Type of | change of course |
tack::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack together |
| Type of | make, join, create |
| Has types | rig up, reassemble, confuse, configure, confection, confect, compound, comfit, jumble, mix up |
He tacked together some verses.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | baste |
| Type of | sew together, sew, stitch, run up |
| Derivation | tacker |
tack::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | nail |
| Has types | tintack, drawing pin, thumbtack, carpet tack, pushpin |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sailing |
Examples of tack
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Hu and Wen had to change tack, firing the health minister and the Beijing mayor.
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Would a Canon L 400mm or 500mm prime lens be a better choice for tack sharpness?
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Saban has reason to tack back to the Democrats on congressional reapportionment.
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She's sharp as a tack and three steps ahead of everyone else in Drijver's hands.
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I rifled through the tack compartment of the trailer, digging to find the water.
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Some of these eateries tack on additional fees for bringing in multiple bottles.
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I've taken that trip more than once, but this trip we've taken a different tack.
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Etro took the folksy tack, showing a relaxed collection based on the silk scarf.
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Her husband, Bob, is sharp as a tack, but he's 89 and gets around with a walker.
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- Fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board"
- The heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
- A short nail with a sharp point and a large head
- Turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked"
- Assemble: create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
- Stable gear: gear for a horse
- In sailing the parts of a sail have common terminology for each corner and edge of the sail.
- Tack is a term used in sailing that has different meanings in different contexts, variously a part of a sail, and an alignment with the wind. When using the latter sense, the maneuver of turning between starboard and port tack is either tacking or jibing.
- In sewing, to tack or baste is to make quick, temporary stitching intended to be removed. Tacking is used in a variety of ways: * To temporarily hold a seam or trim in place until it can be permanently sewn, usually with a long running stitch made by hand or machine called a tacking stitch or ...
