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    tack
    [tak]
    noun
    tack (noun) · tacks (plural noun)
    1. a small, sharp broad-headed nail:
      "tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor"
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        a thumbtack:
        "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 from going she tried another tack and insisted on going with him"
    4. sailing
      an act of changing course by turning a vessel'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 changes of course:
        "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. sailing
      a rope for securing the weather clew of a course.
      • the weather clew of a course, or the lower forward corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
    6. the quality of being sticky:
      "cooking the sugar to caramel gives tack to the texture"
    verb
    tack (verb) · tacks (third person present) · tacked (past tense) · tacked (past participle) · tacking (present participle)
    1. fasten or fix in place with tacks:
      "he used the tool to tack down sheets of fiberboard"
      • fasten (pieces of cloth) together temporarily with long stitches:
        "when the dress was roughly tacked together, she tried it on"
      • (tack something on)
        add or append something to something already existing:
        "long-term savings plans with some life insurance tacked on"
    2. sailing
      change course by turning a boat's head into and through the wind. Compare with wear.
      "their boat was now downwind and they had to tack"
      • alter the course of (a sailboat):
        "I tacked the ship shortly after midnight"
      • make a series of changes of course while sailing:
        "she spent the entire night tacking back and forth"
    Origin
    Middle English (in the general sense ‘something that fastens one thing to another’): probably related to Old French tache ‘clasp, large nail’.
    tack
    [tak]
    noun
    tack (noun)
    1. equipment used in horseback riding, including the saddle and bridle.
    Origin
    late 18th century (originally dialect in the general sense ‘apparatus, equipment’): contraction of tackle. The current sense dates from the 1920s.
    tack
    [tak]
    noun
    informal
    tack (noun)
    1. cheap, shoddy, or tasteless material:
      "this pop will never trivialize itself and be described as cheap tack"
    Origin
    1980s: back-formation from tacky.
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    noun
    1. a small, sharp broad-headed nail:
      pin
      nail
      staple
      spike
      rivet
      stud
      drawing pin
      tin tack
      thumb tack
      • a method of dealing with a situation or problem; a course of action or policy:
        approach
        way
        method
        process
        policy
        procedure
        technique
        tactic
        plan
        strategy
        stratagem
        program
        course of action
        path
        line
        angle
        direction
        course
        line of attack
        line of action
      verb
      1. fasten or fix in place with tacks:
        pin
        nail
        staple
        fix
        fasten
        attach
        secure
        affix
        put up
        put down

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      What does tack mean?Although some believe the word tact is short for tactics in phrases like "change tact" or "try a different tact," the correct word in such contexts is tack. Tack in "change tack" and "try a different tack" means "a course or method of action especially when sharply divergent from that previously followed.”

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      What is a tack used for?loading examples... A tack is a small, sharp pin or nail with a wide head. You can use tacks to attach your flyers to the telephone poles in your neighborhood.

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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 sewing?An act of tacking or fastening together, now esp. in a slight or temporary way; a stitch, esp. a long slight stitch used in fastening seams, etc., preparatory to the permanent sewing; a very slight fastening or tie, by which a thing is loosely held, as hanging by a tack.

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      • A course or method of action especially when sharply divergent from that previously followed, e.g. "change tack" or "try a different tack".
      • A small, sharp nail with a flat end.
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      Although some believe the word tact is short for tactics in phrases like "change tact" or "try a different tact," the correct word in such contexts is tack. Tack in "change tack" and "try a different tack" means "a course or method of action especially when sharply divergent from that previously followed.”

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      Meaning of tack in English tack noun uk / tæk / us / tæk / tack noun (NAIL) Add to word list [ C ] a small, sharp nail with a flat end

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