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tack

(t/&/k )

the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails(noun.location)

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a short nail with a sharp point and a large head(noun.artifact)

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gear for a horse(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
saddlery, stable gear

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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(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
mainsheet, sheet, shroud, weather sheet

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(nautical) the act of changing tack(noun.act)

Synonym:
tacking

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sailing a zigzag course(noun.act)

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A stain; a tache.(noun)

source: webster1913
A small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head.(noun)

source: webster1913

fasten with tacks(verb.contact)

Example:
Tack the notice on the board.

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turn into the wind(verb.motion)

Example:
The sailors decided to tack the boat.
The boat tacked.

Synonym:
wear round

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create by putting components or members together(verb.creation)

Example:
He tacked together some verses.

Synonym:
assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack together
Antonym:
break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart

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sew together loosely, with large stitches(verb.contact)

Synonym:
baste

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fix to; attach(verb.contact)

Synonym:
append, hang on, tack on, tag on

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reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)(verb.change)

Synonym:
alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch

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To fasten or attach.(verb)

source: webster1913
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.(verb)

source: webster1913