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Tack
tak
- a small, sharp broad-headed nail
"tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor"
- a drawing pin
"here are some tacks—put up a notice"
- a long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily, prior to permanent sewing
- a method of dealing with a situation or problem; a course of action or policy
"as she could not stop him going she tried another tack and insisted on going with him"
- an act of changing course by turning a boat's head into and through the wind, so as to bring the wind on the opposite side
- a boat's course relative to the direction of the wind
"the brig bowled past on the opposite tack"
- a distance sailed between tacks
"it's a shame to see a yacht drop her sails and start the diesel just because she has to make a few short tacks"
- a rope for securing the corner of certain sails
- the corner to which a rope is fastened
- the quality of being sticky
"cooking the sugar to caramel gives tack to the texture"
- fasten or fix in place with tacks
"he used the tool to tack down sheets of fibreboard"
- fasten (pieces of cloth) together temporarily with long stitches
"when the dress was roughly tacked together, she tried it on"
- add or append something to something already existing
"the castles have new wings and other bits tacked on"
- change course by turning a boat's head into and through the wind
"their boat was now downwind and they had to tack"
- alter the course of (a boat) by tacking
"I tacked the ship shortly after midnight"
- make a series of changes of course while sailing
"but what happens when you have to tack up a narrow channel singlehanded?"