tack

tack ¹  (tk)

n.

1. A short, light nail with a sharp point and a flat head.

2. Nautical

a. A rope for holding down the weather clew of a course.

b. A rope for hauling the outer lower corner of a studdingsail to the boom.

c. The part of a sail, such as the weather clew of a course, to which this rope is fastened.

d. The lower forward corner of a fore-and-aft sail.

3. Nautical

a. The position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails.

b. The act of changing from one position or direction to another.

c. The distance or leg sailed between changes of position or direction.

4.

a. A course of action meant to minimize opposition to the attainment of a goal.

b. An approach, especially one of a series of changing approaches.

5. A large, loose stitch made as a temporary binding or as a marker.

6. Stickiness, as that of a newly painted surface.

v. tacked, tack·ing, tacks

v.tr.

1. To fasten or attach with or as if with a tack: tacked the carpet down.

2. To fasten or mark (cloth or a seam, for example) with a loose basting stitch.

3. To put together loosely and arbitrarily: tacked some stories together in an attempt to write a novel.

4. To add as an extra item; append: tacked two dollars onto the bill.

5. Nautical To bring (a vessel) into the wind in order to change course or direction.

v.intr.

1. Nautical

a. To change the direction or course of a vessel: Stand by to tack.

b. To change tack: The ship tacked to starboard.

2. To change one's course of action.

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[Middle English tak, fastener, from Old North French taque, probably of Germanic origin.]

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tacker n.

tackless adj.

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tack ²  (tk)

n.

Food, especially coarse or inferior foodstuffs.

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[Origin unknown.]

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tack ³  (tk)

n.

The harness for a horse, including the bridle and saddle.

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[Short for tackle.]

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tack ¹

Noun

1. a short sharp-pointed nail with a large flat head

2. Brit & NZ a long loose temporary stitch used in dressmaking

Verb

1. to fasten (something) with a tack or tacks: the carpet needs to be tacked down

2. Brit & NZ to sew (something) with long loose temporary stitches

See also tack on [Middle English tak fastening, nail]

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tack ²

Noun

1. Naut the course of a boat sailing obliquely into the wind, expressed in terms of the side of the boat against which the wind is blowing: on the port tack

2. a course of action or a policy: telling her to get off my back hadn't worked, so I took a different tack

Verb

Naut to steer (a boat) on a zigzag course, so as to make progress against the wind [from tack rope used to secure a sail]

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tack ³

Noun

riding harness for horses, including saddles and bridles [from tackle]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tack - the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails bearing, heading, aim - the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
	2.	tack - a short nail with a sharp point and a large head carpet tack - used to nail down carpets nail - a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener drawing pin, pushpin, thumbtack - a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board tintack - tack or small nail of tinned iron
	3.	tack - gear for a horse saddlery, stable gear bit - piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" caparison, trapping, housing - stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse cinch, girth - stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place appurtenance, paraphernalia, gear - equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. hame - stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces harness - stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart headgear - stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head martingale - a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head horse blanket, saddle blanket, saddlecloth - stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle yoke - stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
	4.	tack - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud, sheet sailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailor futtock shroud - shroud that is part of a ship's rigging line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
	5.	tack - (nautical) the act of changing tack tacking sailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailor change of course - a change in the direction that you are moving
	6.	tack - sailing a zigzag course sailing - riding in a sailboat
Verb	1.	tack - fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" thumbtack - fasten with thumbtacks; "The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board" hang on, tack on, tag on, append, tack - fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"
	2.	tack - turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked" wear round navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place boat - a small vessel for travel on water sail - travel on water propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"
	3.	tack - create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" assemble, put together, tack together, set up, piece bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" comfit, confection, confect - make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected" mix up, jumble, confuse - assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence" reassemble - assemble once again, after taking something apart configure - set up for a particular purpose; "configure my new computer"; "configure a plane for a combat mission" compound - create by mixing or combining rig up - erect or construct, especially as a temporary measure; "Can he rig up a P.A. system?"
	4.	tack - sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem" baste sew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needlework
	5.	tack - fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" hang on, tack on, tag on, append attach - cause to be attached subjoin - add to the end
	6.	tack - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) flip-flop, interchange, alternate, switch, flip change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

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tack

noun 1. nail, pin, stud, staple, rivet, drawing pin, thumbtack U.S. tintack

verb 2. fasten, fix, attach, pin, nail, staple, affix

verb 3. Brit. stitch, sew, hem, bind, baste

tack something on to something append, add, attach, tag, annex

Translations

tack [tæk] n (= nail) → tachuela (= stitch); hilván m;

(NAUT) → bordada

vt (= nail) → clavar con tachuelas (= stitch); hilvanar

vi → virar;

to tack sth on to (the end of) sth (of letter, book) → añadir algo a(l final de) algo

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tack [tæk] n (= nail) → petit clou (= stitch); point m de bâti;

(Naut) → bord m, bordée f (fig); direction f

vt (= nail) → clouer (= sew); bâtir

vi (Naut) → tirer un or des bord(s);

to change tack → virer de bord;

on the wrong tack (fig) → sur la mauvaise voie;

to tack sth on to (the end of) sth (of letter, book) → rajouter qch à la fin de qch

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tack [tæk] n (nail) → Stift m

vt (= nail) → anheften (= stitch); heften

vi (Naut) → kreuzen;

to change tack (fig) → den Kurs ändern;

to tack sth on to (the end of) sth → etw (hinten) an etw acc anheften

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tack [tæk] n (= nail) → bulletta;

(stitch) → punto d'imbastitura;

(NAUT) → bordo, bordata

vt → imbullettare; imbastire

vi → bordeggiare;

to change tack → virare di bordo;

on the wrong tack (fig) → sulla strada sbagliata;

to tack sth on to (the end of) sth (of letter, book) → aggiungere qc alla fine di qc

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tack

n tack [tӕk]

1 a short nail with a broad flat head a carpet-tack. duimspyker مِسْمار صَغير кабърче napínáček søm; -søm; stift; -stift der Reißnagel πινέζα, καρφάκι tachuela papinael پونز؛ میخ کوتاه و سر پهن mattonaula punaise מַסמֵר רִיפּוּד छोटी कील pribadača, čavlić (sa širokom glavom) (széles fejű) rövid szeg(ecs) paku payung (blá)saumur bulletta, puntina びょう 압정 vinutė, smeigtukas nagla ar platu galviņu paku tekan kopspijker nellik-/pumpespiker gwoździk tacha cuişor; ţintă гвоздик с широкой шляпкой; кнопка pripináčik risalni žebljiček ekserčić nubb, stift ตะปูแหลมสั้นและหัวแบน raptiye 平頭針 цвяшок із широкою голівкою چوڑے سر کي چھوٹي کيل đinh mũ 平头针

2 in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly. rygsteek دَبّوس خِياطَه أو دَرْزَه тропоска nastehování rimpe der Heftstich τρύπωμα hilván traagelduspiste کوک harsima faufil תפר הכלבה मोटा टांका dugi bod (iglom i koncem) fércelés som þræðing imbastitura しつけ縫い 시침질, 가봉 dygsnis, daigstymas diegšanas dūriens jelujur rijgsteek tråklesting fastryga alinhavo însăilare намётка (na)stehovanie začasen šiv rajsnegla tråckelstygn ตะขอเกี่ยว teyel 粗縫，假縫 стібок ٹانکہ đường khâu lược 粗缝，假缝

3 in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind We sailed on an easterly tack. lavering حَرَكَه قُطْرِيَّه عَكْس إتِّجاه الرّيح срещу вятъра klikatý kurs, křižování krydsning das Lavieren διαδρομή διαγώνια στον άνεμο (στην ιστιοπλοΐα) bordada, viraje loovimine تغییر مسیر بطوریکه طرف مقابل بادبان به سوی باد باشد luovinta bord(ée) כִּיווּן הִתקַדמוּת आंधी के खिलाफ तिरछे जाना smjer jedrenja pri kojem se koristi udarac vjetra sa strane irányhelyzet melawan angin það að sigla beitivind bordata 間切り 바람을 비스듬히 받고 배를 맞바람 쪽으로 돌리기 halsas halze pal koers baug hals bordada schim­bare de direcţie галс kľukatý kurz, križovanie laviranje promena pravca bog ทิศทางเดินเรือ gemi rotası 搶風行駛 галс باد مخالف کا رخ dây néo góc buồm 抢风行驶

4 a direction or course After they moved, their lives took a different tack. rigting وُجْهَه курс směr, dráha retning der Kurs δρόμος, κατεύθυνση rumbo, dirección suund, kulg خط مشی؛ روال suunta voie, direction כִּיווּן दिशा kurs irány arah stefna direzione 進路 방침; 침로 kryptis, vaga kurss; virziens; līnija pal koers kurs tok, przebieg rumo curs, direcţie курс smer, dráha, kurz smer pravac riktning, kurs การเปลี่ยนเรื่อง gidiş, yol 行動步驟，方針 курс سمت، موڑ đường lối 行动步骤，方针

v

1 (with down, ~onetc) to fasten (with tacks) I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together. saamryg يُثَبِّت بِمِسْمار صَغير закрепвам připevnit, spíchnout sømme; ri heften στερεώνω με πινέζες, τρυπώνω, ράβω πρόχειρα clavar con tachuelas naeltega kinnitama بستن؛ میخ زدن naulata, harsia clouer, faufiler לְהַדֵק בְּמסמרֵי רִיפּוּד टांकना pričvrstiti, pribiti čavlićima odaszögez memasang festa með saumi/tittum/teiknibólum; þræða saman fissare; imbastire びょうで留める 압정으로 고정시키다 prismeigti, sudaigstyti piesist ar naglu memaku vastspijkeren, rijgen stifte, feste med småspiker przybijać, fastrygować pregar a bate/a fixa în cuie прикреплять; смётывать pripevniť, pripichnúť pritrditi z žebljički zakucati spika (nubba) fast, fästa ihop ผูกไว้ raptiyelemek 釘緊(或釘合) прикріплювати кнопками, цвяшками باندھنا đính; đóng 钉紧（或钉合）

2 (of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind The boat tacked into harbour. laveer تَسير السَّفينَه عَكْس إتِّجاه الرّيح променям курса на кораб спрямо вятъра křižovat proti větru krydse lavieren κινούμαι διαγώνια στον άνεμο (στην ιστιοπλοΐα) dar bordadas, virar loovima مخالف جهت باد چرخاندن luovia tirer une/des bordée(s) לִקבּוֹע כִּיווּן आंधी के खिलाफ तिरछे जाना napraviti okret jedrilicom u vjetar, burdižati brodom ferdéz; lavíroz melawan angin sigla beitivind bordeggiare 間切って進む 지그재그로 나아가다 plaukti prieš vėją kaitaliojant kryptį lavierēt; mainīt kursu berpal loeven baute, krysse halsować bordejar a-şi schimba direcţia идти галсами križovať proti vetru lavirati promeniti kurs kryssa ปรับใบเรือเพื่อเปลี่ยนทิศทาง orsalamak, orsa etmek 搶風行駛, 迎風 повертати на інший галс کشتي کا رخ بدلنا néo cột buồm 抢风行驶, 迎风