TACK

Definition:

1. [noun] the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
   
   
2. [noun] a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
   
   
3. [noun] gear for a horse
   Synonyms: stable gear, saddlery
   
   
4. [noun] (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
   Synonyms: sheet, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
   
   
5. [noun] (nautical) the act of changing tack
   Synonyms: ing
   
   
6. [noun] sailing a zigzag course
   
   
7. [verb] fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board"
   
   
8. [verb] turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked"
   Synonyms: wear round
   
   
9. [verb] make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"
   Synonyms: assemble, piece, put together, set up, together
   
   
10. [verb] sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"
    Synonyms: baste
    
    
11. [verb] fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"
    Synonyms: append, tag on, on, hang on
    
    
12. [verb] reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
    Synonyms: interchange, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop
    
    

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Related Words:

• thumbtack
• confect, confection, comfit
• jumble, confuse, mix up
• reassemble
• configure
• compound
• rig up
• subjoin
• carpet tack
• thumbtack, drawing pin, pushpin
• tintack
• bit
• caparison, trapping, trappings, housing, housings
• cinch, girth
• hame
• harness
• headgear
• martingale
• saddle blanket, saddlecloth, horse blanket
• yoke
• futtock shroud

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