Noun

• S: (n) tack (the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails)
• S: (n) tack (a short nail with a sharp point and a large head)
• S: (n) stable gear, saddlery, tack (gear for a horse)
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• S: (n) sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud ((nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind)
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• S: (n) tack, tacking ((nautical) the act of changing tack)
• S: (n) tack (sailing a zigzag course)

Verb

• S: (v) tack (fasten with tacks) "tack the notice on the board"
• S: (v) tack, wear round (turn into the wind) "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked"
• S: (v) assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together (create by putting components or members together) "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
• S: (v) baste, tack (sew together loosely, with large stitches) "baste a hem"
• S: (v) append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on (fix to; attach) "append a charm to the necklace"
• S: (v) interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop (reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action))
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• W: (n) tack [Related to: tack] ((nautical) the act of changing tack)
• W: (n) switch [Related to: switch] (an event in which one thing is substituted for another) "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
• W: (n) switch [Related to: switch] (the act of changing one thing or position for another) "his switch on abortion cost him the election"
• W: (n) flip-flop [Related to: flip-flop] (a decision to reverse an earlier decision)
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