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   tack

   /tak/

   noun

   • 1. a small, sharp broad-headed nail: "tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor" Similar pinnailstaplespikerivetstuddrawing pintin tackthumb tack
   • ▪ a drawing pin: North American "here are some tacks—put up a notice"
   • 2. a long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily, prior to permanent sewing.
   • 3. 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" Similar approachwaymethodprocesspolicyproceduretechniquetacticplanstrategystratagemprogrammeline of attackcourse of actionline of actionpathlineangledirectioncourse
   • 4. 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" Similar headingbearingdirectioncoursetrackpathline
   • ▪ 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"
   • 5. a rope for securing the corner of certain sails.
   • ▪ the corner to which a rope is fastened.
   • 6. the quality of being sticky: "cooking the sugar to caramel gives tack to the texture"

   verb

   • 1. fasten or fix in place with tacks: "he used the tool to tack down sheets of fibreboard" Similar pinnailstaplefixfastenattachsecureaffixput upput down
   • ▪ fasten (pieces of cloth) together temporarily with long stitches: "when the dress was roughly tacked together, she tried it on" Similar stitchbastesewbindhem
   • ▪ add or append something to something already existing: "the castles have new wings and other bits tacked on" Similar attachaddappendjointagannex
   • 2. 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?" Similar change coursechange directionchange headingswervezigzagveer off/awaygo aboutcome aboutbeatsail into the wind

   Word Origin Middle English (in the general sense ‘something that fastens one thing to another’): probably related to Old French tache ‘clasp, large nail’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tacker noun

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   What does tack mean?

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   What does tacked mean?

   • 1. (with down, ~on etc) to fasten (with tacks). I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together. 2. (of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind. The boat tacked into harbour. Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

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   What does tack mean in sailing?

   • Tack developed this meaning from its nautical applications. In sailing, tack can refer to the direction that a ship or boat is sailing in as it moves at an angle to the direction of the wind; or to a change from one direction to another direction; or to the distance traveled while sailing in a particular direction.

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   What does Tak mean in English?

   • a catch, haul, or take of fish. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English tak, take, takke “buckle, clasp, nail” (later, “tack”); “protective metal plate (on a cart),” from Old North French taque “back of a chimney”; cognate with German Zacke “prong, point,” Dutch tak “twig, bough”; the verb is derivative of the noun; tache, attach

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   What does it mean to tack something together?

   • To tack is to put something together. We might be able to tack together a few ideas. To tack is to sew something together with large loose stitches. The tailor quickly began to tack the hem of her dress. To tack is to sail a zigzag course against the wind.

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   What is the best tack?

   • But the best tack is to keep your rates low to begin with. I finally realized the ridiculousness of spending even one second thinking about the totally unnecessary words that we tack on to the end of emails. Courts, however, will then sometimes tack on extra fees, penalties for missed payments and may even charge interest.

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