tack

Nouns

(n) the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
(n) a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
(n) gear for a horse saddlery, stable gear,
(n) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud, sheet,
(n) (nautical) the act of changing tack tacking,
(n) sailing a zigzag course

Verbs

(v) fasten with tacks
- tack the notice on the board
(v) turn into the wind
- The sailors decided to tack the boat
- The boat tacked
wear round,
(v) create by putting components or members together
- She pieced a quilt
- He tacked together some verses
- They set up a committee
assemble, put together, tack together, piece, set up,
(v) sew together loosely, with large stitches
- baste a hem
baste,
(v) fix to; attach
- append a charm to the necklace
hang on, tack on, tag on, append,
(v) reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) flip-flop, alternate, interchange, switch, flip,

Synonyms

wear round assemble put together tack together piece set up saddlery stable gear baste mainsheet weather sheet shroud sheet hang on tack on tag on append tacking flip-flop alternate interchange switch flip

Antonyms

break apart disassemble take apart dismantle break up

Words of close approximity

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