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Noun tack has 6 senses
- tack - the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
--1 is a kind of bearing, heading, aim
- tack - a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
--2 is a kind of nail
--2 has particulars: carpet tack; thumbtack, drawing pin, pushpin; tintack
- stable gear, saddlery, tack - gear for a horse
--3 is a kind of gear, paraphernalia, appurtenances
--3 has particulars:
- sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
--4 is a kind of line
--4 is a part of ship
--4 has particulars: futtock shroud
- tack, tacking - (nautical) the act of changing tack
--5 is a kind of change of course
- tack - sailing a zigzag course
--6 is a kind of sailing
Verb tack has 6 senses
- tack - fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board"
--1 is one way to fasten, fix, secure
Sample sentences:
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- tack, wear round - turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked"
--2 is one way to sail
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- assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together - make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"
--3 is a kind of join, bring together; make, create
Sample sentences:
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Something ----s something
- baste, tack - sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"
--4 is one way to sew, run up, sew together, stitch
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- append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on - fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"
--5 is one way to attach
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s something to somebody
- interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
--6 is one way to change by reversal, turn, reverse
Sample sentences:
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