Word: Tack
How to pronounce: tæk
Noun
Definitions:
1. A small, sharp broad-headed nail.
Example sentences: "Tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor"
2. A long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily, prior to permanent sewing.
3. A method of dealing with a situation or problem; a course of action or policy.
Example sentences: "As she could not stop him from going she tried another tack and insisted on going with him"
4. 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.
Example sentences: "Royal Caribbean has recognized that it is heading for this iceberg, and its captains have ordered a sharp tack."
5. A rope for securing the weather clew of a course.
6. The quality of being sticky.
Verb
Definitions:
1. Fasten or fix in place with tacks.
Example sentences: "He used the tool to tack down sheets of fiberboard"
2. Change course by turning a boat's head into and through the wind.
Example sentences: "Their boat was now downwind and they had to tack"
Noun
Definitions:
1. Equipment used in horseback riding, including the saddle and bridle.
Example sentences: "New materials will also be used for tack and horse equipment."
Noun
Definitions:
1. Cheap, shoddy, or tasteless material.
Synonyms:
tackiness
adhesiveness
stud
nail
way
tactics
approach
add
append
mainsheet
sheet
baste
saddlery
Derivations:
tacking
tacked
tacky
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Tack in Other Languages...
Spanish: Tachuela
German: Tack
French: Clouer
Italian: Aderenza
Turkish: Yiyecek
