Tack

Quick meaning: Tack is a noun meaning A small nail with a flat head.

Meaning

A small nail with a flat head.

More Meanings

1. A thumbtack.
2. (sewing) A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
3. (nautical) The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.
4. (nautical) A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind.
5. (figurative) A direction or course of action, especially a new one; a method or approach to solving a problem.
6. (nautical) The maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes from one side to the other.
7. (nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: biscuit, bread

So stoutly held to tack by those near North-wales men;

The laminate adhesive has very aggressive tack and is hard to move once in place.

I thought that my refusing Barnard would alienate Botha, and decided that such a tack was too risky.

Word Forms

• tacks
• tache
• tacking
• tacked

Synonyms for tack

Depending on context, synonyms include biscuit, bread, beat, cheapie, gaud, tawdry.

Antonyms for tack

Common opposites include wear, gybe, run.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sheet, saddlery, shroud, mainsheet, razor, track.

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