1. (noun) tack
the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
Synonyms: sheet, tacking, saddlery, stable gear, shroud, weather sheet, mainsheet
2. (noun) tack
a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
Synonyms: sheet, tacking, saddlery, stable gear, shroud, weather sheet, mainsheet
3. (noun) stable gear, saddlery, tack
gear for a horse
Synonyms: saddlery, weather sheet, tacking, tack, stable gear, shroud, mainsheet, sheet
4. (noun) 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
Synonyms: plane, bed sheet, weather sheet, canvas, pall, sheet, flat solid, tack, winding-sheet, sheet of paper, sail, canvass, shroud, tabloid, winding-clothes, saddlery, mainsheet, stable gear, cerement, piece of paper, rag, tacking
5. (noun) tack, tacking
(nautical) the act of changing tack
Synonyms: saddlery, basting, weather sheet, tacking, basting stitch, tack, baste, stable gear, shroud, mainsheet, sheet
6. (verb) tack
sailing a zigzag course
Synonyms: sheet, tacking, saddlery, stable gear, shroud, weather sheet, mainsheet
7. (verb) tack
fasten with tacks
Synonyms: switch, append, tack together, hang on, tag on, flip, assemble, wear round, baste, set up, put together, flip-flop, tack on, alternate, interchange, piece
8. (verb) tack, wear round
turn into the wind
Synonyms: tack together, hang on, assemble, interchange, put together, set up, tack, tag on, switch, append, flip-flop, tack on, flip, baste, piece, alternate, wear round
9. (verb) assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
create by putting components or members together
Synonyms: tack on, tack together, wear round, put together, found, prepare, foregather, instal, piece, tack, hang on, fix, establish, put in, pick, gear up, put up, meet, frame, entrap, alternate, switch, baste, arrange, tag on, set up, forgather, get together, order, erect, ensnare, raise, lay out, launch, pitch, flip-flop, append, ready, nibble, interchange, put, effect, flip, effectuate, install, rear, assemble, set, gather, rig, patch
10. (verb) baste, tack
sew together loosely, with large stitches
Synonyms: tack together, hang on, assemble, interchange, put together, set up, tack, alternate, batter, clobber, tag on, append, flip-flop, tack on, flip, baste, piece, switch, wear round
11. (verb) append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on
fix to; attach
Synonyms: tack together, hang on, assemble, interchange, supply, put together, hang in, set up, tack, alternate, persist, add, tag on, affix, append, flip-flop, supplement, tack on, flip, baste, piece, switch, hold on, hold the line, add on, persevere, wear round
12. (verb) interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Synonyms: tack together, put together, flip over, swop, transpose, exchange, piece, flip, append, hang on, tack on, twitch, flick, understudy, tack, thumb, change, alternate, switch, counterchange, throw, leaf, pitch, trade, sky, riffle, riff, flip out, switch over, baste, wear round, substitute, toss, flip-flop, change over, set up, shift, turn over, jump, swap, replace, assemble, take turns, tag on, interchange
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