tack
[noun]
Synonyms:
- nail, drawing pin, pin
[verb]
Synonyms:
- fasten, affix, attach, fix, nail, pin
- stitch, baste
- tack on: append, add, attach, tag
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[noun]
course, approach, direction, heading, line, method, path, plan, procedure, way

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Related Words: alteration, digression, tangent, swerve, zigzag

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. tack¹ /tæk/ noun
[Sense 1-4, 6: Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old North French; Origin: taque 'fastening']
[Sense 5: Date: 1700-1800; Origin: ⇒ tackle²]
[Sense 7: Date: 1900-2000; Origin: tacky]

1. NAIL [countable] a small nail with a sharp point and a flat top

2. PIN [countable] American English a short pin with a large round flat top, for attaching notices to boards, walls etc Synonym : thumbtack, drawing pin British English

3. WAY OF DOING SOMETHING [uncountable and countable] the way you deal with a particular situation or a method that you use to achieve something:
If that doesn’t work, we’ll try a different tack.
Rudy changed tack, his tone suddenly becoming friendly.

4. SHIP
a) [uncountable and countable] the direction that a sailing boat moves, depending on the direction of the wind and the position of its sails
b) [countable] the action of changing the direction of a sailing boat, or the distance it travels between these changes:
a long tack into the bay

5. HORSES [uncountable] technical the equipment you need for riding a horse, such as a saddle etc

6. SEWING [countable] a long loose stitch used for fastening pieces of cloth together before sewing them

7. UGLY OBJECTS [uncountable] British English ugly cheap objects sold as decorations:
souvenir shops full of tack

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. tack² verb

1. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to attach something to a wall, board etc, using a tack
tack something to something
A handwritten note was tacked to the wall.

2. [intransitive] to change the course of a sailing ship so that the wind blows against its sails from the opposite direction

3. [transitive] to fasten pieces of cloth together with long loose stitches, before sewing them
tack something ↔ on phrasal verb
to add something new to something that is already complete, especially in a way that looks wrong or spoils the original thing:
a beautiful old house with a hideous modern extension tacked on at the back

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

tack
noun
I. way of achieving sth
ADJ. right, wrong
VERB + TACK go off on, take, try New research is taking a different tack. The interviewer decided to try another tack.
change, switch She suddenly changed tack, taking him by surprise.
PREP. on a/the ~ I think you're on the wrong tack with that approach.
PHRASES a change of tack

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

tack
II. direction of a sailing boat in relation to the wind
ADJ. port, starboard | opposite
VERB + TACK sail on We were sailing on starboard tack.
change, swing onto/to The yacht swung to the opposite tack.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

tack
̈ɪtæk
See: get down to brass tacks , go sit on a tack , sharp as a tack

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲