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noun
- small nail with a flat head
- loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth
- (nautical) part of a sail (w:tack, Wikipedia) specifically the lower corner on the leading edge of the sail relative to the direction of the wind.
- (nautical) direction, hence approach try a different tack. Specifically a course or direction that enables the vessel to head upwind. See also reach, gybe.
- part of the harnessing for a draft animal or riding animal, e.g. a horse pulling a wagon, or a riding horse. Includes bit, bridle and reins.
verb
- to nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head)
- to sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth)
- (nautical) to manoeuver a sailing vessel upwind by alternating the course of the vessel in relation to the wind (w:tack, Wikipedia); antonym to wear, changing tack (direction), also figuratively
- expression, "tack (something) onto (something)", something added as an extra item (implied as with
- 1 or
- 2)
- to place riding tack on a horse
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