TACK
\tˈak], \tˈak], \t_ˈa_k]\
Definitions of TACK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"
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gear for a horse
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the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
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fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board"
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(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
By Princeton University
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fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"
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gear for a horse
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turn (a boat) into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack tge boat"; "The boat tacked"
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the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
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fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A stain; a tache.
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A peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty tack.
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A small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head.
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That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix. See Tack, v. t., 3.
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A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is closehauled (see Illust. of Ship); also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.
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The part of a sail to which the tack is usually fastened; the foremost lower corner of fore-and-aft sails, as of schooners (see Illust. of Sail).
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A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.
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Confidence; reliance.
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To fasten or attach.
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Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty manner, as by stitching or nailing; as, to tack together the sheets of a book; to tack one piece of cloth to another; to tack on a board or shingle; to tack one piece of metal to another by drops of solder.
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To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward nearly at right angles to her former course.
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To change the direction of a vessel by shifting the position of the helm and sails; also (as said of a vessel), to have her direction changed through the shifting of the helm and sails. See Tack, v. t., 4.
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The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard tack, or port tack; - the former when she is closehauled with the wind on her starboard side; hence, the run of a vessel on one tack; also, a change of direction.
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In parliamentary usage, to add (a supplement) to a bill; to append; - often with on or to.
By Oddity Software
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A stain; a tache.
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A peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty tack.
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A small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head.
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That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix. See Tack, v. t., 3.
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A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is closehauled (see Illust. of Ship); also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.
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The part of a sail to which the tack is usually fastened; the foremost lower corner of fore-and-aft sails, as of schooners (see Illust. of Sail).
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A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.
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Confidence; reliance.
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To fasten or attach.
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Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty manner, as by stitching or nailing; as, to tack together the sheets of a book; to tack one piece of cloth to another; to tack on a board or shingle; to tack one piece of metal to another by drops of solder.
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To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward nearly at right angles to her former course.
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To change the direction of a vessel by shifting the position of the helm and sails; also (as said of a vessel), to have her direction changed through the shifting of the helm and sails. See Tack, v. t., 4.
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The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard tack, or port tack; - the former when she is closehauled with the wind on her starboard side; hence, the run of a vessel on one tack; also, a change of direction.
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In parliamentary usage, to add (a supplement) to a bill; to append; - often with on or to.
By Noah Webster.
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A small broad-headed nail; a rope for holding down the lower corner of certain sails; the corner of the sail so held down; direction of a ship in regard to the trim, or position, of her sails; a change in a ship's direction; hence, any course or method of action.
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To fasten with small nails; as, fasten slightly; attach; to change the course of (a vessel) by using the helm and shifting the sails.
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To change the course of a vessel by shifting the position of her sails.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A short, sharp nail, with a broad head: the course of a ship in reference to the position of her sails: a lease.
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To attach or fasten, esp. in a slight manner, as by tacks.
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To change the course or tack of a ship by shifting the position of the sails.
By Daniel Lyons
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A small nail; course of a ship in reference to the position of her sails.
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To change a ship's course by changing the position of the sails.
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To fasten by tacks; attach slightly; attach.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To fasten with tacks; annex; append.
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To change course, as a vessel, so as to bring the wind to the other side; veer.
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A small sharp nail; a fastening; stitch.
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A rope for fastening the corner of a sail; the act of tacking; the course sailed from one such act to the next.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Dutch, Gaelic] A small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad head;-a rope to confine the foremost lower corners of the courses and stay-sails, when the wind crosses the ship’s course obliquely; also, a rope to pull the lower corner of a studding-sail to the boom ;-the part of a sail to which the tack is usually fastened :-the course of a ship in regard to the position of her sails.
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