tack : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tack	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tack n the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails a short nail with a sharp point and a large head gear for a horse Synonym(s): stable gear, saddlery, tack (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind Synonym(s): sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud (nautical) the act of changing tack Synonym(s): tack, tacking sailing a zigzag course v fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board" turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked" Synonym(s): tack, wear round create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" Synonym(s): assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together Antonym(s): break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem" Synonym(s): baste, tack fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" Synonym(s): append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) Synonym(s): interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip- flop
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tack \Tack\, n. [From an old or dialectal form of F. tache. See {Techy}.] 1. A stain; a tache. [Obs.] 2. [Cf. L. tactus.] A peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty tack. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Drayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tack \Tack\, n. [OE. tak, takke, a fastening; akin to D. tak a branch, twig, G. zacke a twig, prong, spike, Dan. takke a tack, spike; cf. also Sw. tagg prickle, point, Icel. t[be]g a willow twig, Ir. taca a peg, nail, fastening, Gael. tacaid, Armor. & Corn. tach; perhaps akin to E. take. Cf. {Attach}, {Attack}, {Detach}, {Tag} an end, {Zigzag}.] 1. A small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head. 2. That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix. See {Tack}, v. t., 3. --Macaulay. Some tacks had been made to money bills in King Charles's time. --Bp. Burnet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tack \Tack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tacked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tacking}.] [Cf. OD. tacken to touch, take, seize, fix, akin to E. take. See {Tack} a small nail.] 1. To fasten or attach. [bd]In hopes of getting some commendam tacked to their sees.[b8] --Swift. And tacks the center to the sphere. --Herbert. 2. 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. 3. In parliamentary usage, to add (a supplement) to a bill; to append; -- often with on or to. --Macaulay. 4. (Naut.) 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. Note: In tacking, a vessel is brought to point at first directly to windward, and then so that the wind will blow against the other side.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tack \Tack\, v. i. (Naut.) 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. Monk, . . . when he wanted his ship to tack to larboard, moved the mirth of his crew by calling out, [bd]Wheel to the left.[b8] --Macaulay.