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tack
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- pronunciation:
- taek
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- on the wrong tack
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a short pin, usu. with a flat, broad head.
She used tacks to hold up the makeshift curtain over the window.- similar words:
- pin, spike, thumbtack
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| definition 2: |
the zigzag course of a sailing vessel against the wind, or one of the straight segments composing such a course.
- similar words:
- jibe
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| definition 3: |
a long loose stitch, used to hold cloth together temporarily.
- similar words:
- stitch
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| definition 4: |
riding gear, such as saddles and bridles.
You'll find all the tack you'll need in the shed next to the stable.- similar words:
- equipment, gear, kit, rig, tackle
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| definition 5: |
an approach, as to a problem, esp. if different from previous approaches.
Since what we've been doing hasn't solved the problem, let's take a different tack.- synonyms:
- attack, scheme, wrinkle
- similar words:
- approach, means, method, plan, procedure, way
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| related words: |
nail, paraphernalia, technique, traverse |
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| phrase: |
on the wrong tack |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
tacks, tacking, tacked |
| definition 1: |
to attach or fasten with a tack.
I tacked the announcement to the bulletin board in hall.- synonyms:
- pin, thumbtack
- similar words:
- affix, append, attach, fasten, nail, rivet, staple, stick
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| definition 2: |
to append or affix as a supplement (usu. fol. by "on").
At the recommendation of the book's editor, the author tacked on a short epilogue.- synonyms:
- affix, annex, append, subjoin, tag
- similar words:
- add
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| definition 3: |
to alter the course of (a sailing vessel), esp. when sailing into the wind.
- similar words:
- bed, deflect, jibe, sheer, veer, warp
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| definition 4: |
to sew together temporarily with a long stitch; baste.
- synonyms:
- baste
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| related words: |
hammer, pin, post, stick, turn |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to alter the course of a sailing vessel.
- synonyms:
- chop
- similar words:
- deflect, jibe, sheer, veer, warp, yaw
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| definition 2: |
to change one's method, approach, or course of action.
- synonyms:
- sheer, shift, swerve, switch, veer
- similar words:
- deviate, scheme, shunt
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| definition 3: |
to equip a horse with riding gear (usu. fol. by "up").
- similar words:
- equip, gear up
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| related words: |
chop, shift |
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| derivation: |
tacker (n.) |
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