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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 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

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

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

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.duimspykerمِسْمار صَغيرкабърчеnapínáčeksøm; -søm; stift; -stiftder Reißnagelπινέζα, καρφάκιtachuelapapinaelپونز؛ میخ کوتاه و سر پهنmattonaulapunaiseמַסמֵר רִיפּוּדछोटी कीलpribadača, čavlić (sa širokom glavom)(széles fejű) rövid szeg(ecs)paku payung(blá)saumurbulletta, puntinaびょう압정vinutė, smeigtukasnagla ar platu galviņupaku tekankopspijkernellik-/pumpespikergwoździktachacuişor; ţintăгвоздик с широкой шляпкой; кнопкаpripináčikrisalni žebljičekekserčićnubb, stiftตะปูแหลมสั้นและหัวแบนraptiye平頭針цвяшок із широкою голівкоюچوڑے سر کي چھوٹي کيلđinh mũ平头针

2 in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly. rygsteekدَبّوس خِياطَه أو دَرْزَهтропоскаnastehovánírimpeder Heftstichτρύπωμαhilvántraagelduspisteکوکharsimafaufilתפר הכלבהमोटा टांकाdugi bod (iglom i koncem)férceléssomþræðingimbastituraしつけ縫い시침질, 가봉dygsnis, daigstymasdiegšanas dūriensjelujurrijgsteektråklestingfastrygaalinhavoînsăilareнамётка(na)stehovaniezačasen šivrajsneglatråckelstygnตะขอเกี่ยวteyel粗縫，假縫стібокٹانکہđường khâu lược粗缝，假缝

3 in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind We sailed on an easterly tack.laveringحَرَكَه قُطْرِيَّه عَكْس إتِّجاه الرّيحсрещу вятъраklikatý kurs, křižováníkrydsningdas Lavierenδιαδρομή διαγώνια στον άνεμο (στην ιστιοπλοΐα)bordada, virajeloovimineتغییر مسیر بطوریکه طرف مقابل بادبان به سوی باد باشدluovintabord(ée)כִּיווּן הִתקַדמוּתआंधी के खिलाफ तिरछे जानाsmjer jedrenja pri kojem se koristi udarac vjetra sa straneirányhelyzetmelawan anginþað að sigla beitivindbordata間切り바람을 비스듬히 받고 배를 맞바람 쪽으로 돌리기halsashalzepalkoersbaughalsbordadaschim­bare de direcţieгалсkľukatý kurz, križovanielaviranjepromena pravcabogทิศทางเดินเรือgemi rotası搶風行駛галсباد مخالف کا رخdây néo góc buồm抢风行驶

4 a direction or course After they moved, their lives took a different tack.rigtingوُجْهَهкурсsměr, dráharetningder Kursδρόμος, κατεύθυνσηrumbo, direcciónsuund, kulgخط مشی؛ روالsuuntavoie, directionכִּיווּןदिशाkursirányarahstefnadirezione進路방침; 침로kryptis, vagakurss; virziens; līnijapalkoerskurstok, przebiegrumocurs, direcţieкурсsmer, dráha, kurzsmerpravacriktning, kursการเปลี่ยนเรื่องgidiş, yol行動步驟，方針курсسمت، موڑđường lối行动步骤，方针

v

1 (with down, ~on etc) to fasten (with tacks) I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.saamrygيُثَبِّت بِمِسْمار صَغيرзакрепвамpřipevnit, spíchnoutsømme; riheftenστερεώνω με πινέζες, τρυπώνω, ράβω πρόχειραclavar con tachuelasnaeltega kinnitamaبستن؛ میخ زدنnaulata, harsiaclouer, faufilerלְהַדֵק בְּמסמרֵי רִיפּוּדटांकनाpričvrstiti, pribiti čavlićimaodaszögezmemasangfesta með saumi/tittum/teiknibólum; þræða samanfissare; imbastireびょうで留める압정으로 고정시키다prismeigti, sudaigstytipiesist ar naglumemakuvastspijkeren, rijgenstifte, feste med småspikerprzybijać, fastrygowaćpregara bate/a fixa în cuieприкреплять; смётыватьpripevniť, pripichnúťpritrditi z žebljičkizakucatispika (nubba) fast, fästa ihopผูกไว้raptiyelemek釘緊(或釘合)прикріплювати кнопками, цвяшкамиباندھناđính; đóng钉紧（或钉合）

2 (of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind The boat tacked into harbour.laveerتَسير السَّفينَه عَكْس إتِّجاه الرّيحпроменям курса на кораб спрямо вятъраkřižovat proti větrukrydselavierenκινούμαι διαγώνια στον άνεμο (στην ιστιοπλοΐα)dar bordadas, virarloovimaمخالف جهت باد چرخاندنluoviatirer une/des bordée(s)לִקבּוֹע כִּיווּןआंधी के खिलाफ तिरछे जानाnapraviti okret jedrilicom u vjetar, burdižati brodomferdéz; lavírozmelawan anginsigla beitivindbordeggiare間切って進む지그재그로 나아가다plaukti prieš vėją kaitaliojant kryptįlavierēt; mainīt kursuberpalloevenbaute, kryssehalsowaćbordejara-şi schimba direcţiaидти галсамиkrižovať proti vetrulaviratipromeniti kurskryssaปรับใบเรือเพื่อเปลี่ยนทิศทางorsalamak, orsa etmek搶風行駛, 迎風повертати на інший галсکشتي کا رخ بدلناnéo cột buồm抢风行驶, 迎风