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tack - a short nail with a sharp point and a large head |
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nail a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
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carpet tack used to nail down carpets
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drawing pin,
pushpin,
thumbtack a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
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tintack tack or small nail of tinned iron
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tack - (nautical) the act of changing tack |
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tacking |
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change of course a change in the direction that you are moving
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seafaring,
navigation,
sailing the work of a sailor
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tack - the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails |
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heading,
aim,
bearing a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
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tack - sailing a zigzag course |
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sailing the departure of a vessel from a port
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verb |
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tack - fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board" |
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fasten,
secure,
fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
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tack on,
tag on,
append,
hang on,
tack fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"
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thumbtack fasten with thumbtacks; "The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board"
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tack - turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked" |
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sail traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
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boat a small vessel for travel on water
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pilotage,
piloting,
navigation the occupation of a pilot
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