wikipedia|dab=tack
English

Pronunciation
RP & US: IPA|/tæk/
audio|en-us-tack.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|æk

Noun
en-noun

1. small nail with a flat head
2. loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth
3. 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.
4. nautical direction, hence approach try a different tack. Specifically a course or direction that enables the vessel to head upwind. See also reach, gybe.
5. 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.

Translations
trans-top|small nail
Finnish: nasta
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trans-top|loose seam
Finnish: harsinta
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trans-top|nautical direction
Finnish: halssi
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To be checked (remove this section when all entries listed below have been checked):

Maori: pine

Verb
en-verb

1. to nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head)
2. to sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth)
3. 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
4. expression, "tack (something) onto (something)", something added as an extra item (implied as with #1 or #2)
5. to place riding tack on a horse

Translations
trans-top|to nail with tacks
Finnish: kiinnittää nasta|nastoilla
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trans-top|to stitch
Finnish: harsia, kursia
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trans-top|to sail upwind
Finnish: luovia
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Related terms
tacky

See also
blu-tack

Swedish

Etymology
Related to thank and danke with a common older origin.

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-tack.ogg|audio
/tak/

Interjection
tack

1. thanks, please

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Translations
Danish: tak
English: thanks, thank you, ta; please
Finnish: kiitos
Icelandic: takk
Norwegian: takk

more translations see thank you, please

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• 2007-11-28 12:22 - Mike - /* Swedish */ translations here??

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