Noun
tack -
a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
nail a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
carpet tack used to nail down carpets
drawing pin ,
pushpin ,
thumbtack a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
tack -
(nautical) the act of changing tack
tacking
change of course a change in the direction that you are moving
seafaring ,
navigation ,
sailing the work of a sailor
tack -
the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
heading ,
aim ,
bearing a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
tack -
sailing a zigzag course
tack -
gear for a horse
stable gear ,
saddlery
paraphernalia ,
appurtenance ,
gear a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
bit the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit"
caparison ,
trapping ,
housing stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
girth ,
cinch the distance around a person's body
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
tack -
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
sheet ,
mainsheet ,
weather sheet ,
shroud
line acting in conformity; "in line with" ; "he got out of line" ; "toe the line"
ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight
seafaring ,
navigation ,
sailing the work of a sailor
Verb
tack -
fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board"
fasten ,
secure ,
fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
tack on ,
tag on ,
append ,
hang on ,
tack fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"
thumbtack fasten with thumbtacks; "The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board"
tack -
turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat" ; "The boat tacked"
wear round
sail traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic" ; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
boat a small vessel for travel on water
pilotage ,
piloting ,
navigation the occupation of a pilot
tack -
create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt" ; "He tacked together some verses" ; "They set up a committee"
assemble ,
piece ,
put together ,
set up ,
tack together
disassemble ,
break apart ,
dismantle ,
take apart ,
break up take apart into its constituent pieces
bring together ,
join make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"
create ,
make create by artistic means; "create a poem" ; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music" ; "Picasso created Cubism" ; "Auden made verses"
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 put or add together; "combine resources"
rig up erect or construct, especially as a temporary measure; "Can he rig up a P.A. system?"
tack -
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
interchange ,
switch ,
alternate ,
flip ,
flip-flop
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"
tack -
fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"
append ,
tag on ,
tack on ,
hang on
attach be attached; be in contact with
subjoin add to the end
tack -
sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"
baste
sew together ,
stitch ,
sew ,
run up fasten by sewing; do needlework
