tack

tack
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. thumbtack, carpet tack, etc.; nail; change of course, yaw, veer; route, course, path; food, fare. —v. change course or direction; yaw; zigzag; baste. See connection, direction, deviation.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [A short, broad-headed nail]
Syn. thumbtack, glazier point, push pin, carpet tack, copper tack; see also nail , pin 1 .
2. [An oblique course]
Syn. tangent, deviation, digression, variation, alteration, sweep, swerve, zigzag, yaw, echelon, sidling, siding, switch, turn-about-face*; see also turn 6 .
v.
1. [To fasten lightly]
Syn. pin, paste, baste, tie, nail, mount, sew, stitch, hem piece together; see also fasten 1 .
2. [To steer an oblique course]
Syn. go in zigzags, zigzag, change course, turn in the wind, deviate, turn about-face, alter one's course, jibe, yaw, sheer, wear, shift, switch, shunt, bear*; see also turn 6 , veer .
Ant. straighten*, hold a course, take a straight course.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
1. nail thumbtack, pushpin, brad, rivet, staple.
2. course heading, direction, way, route, path, approach, line, plan, zigzag.
II
v.
nail, pin, attach, fasten, fix, affix, staple.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A method used in dealing with something: approach, attack, course, line, modus operandi, plan, procedure, technique. See MEANS. 2. An often sudden change or departure, as in a trend: shift, turn, twist. See CHANGE.

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  • 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[=a]g a willow twig, Ir. taca a peg, nail, fastening, Gael. tacaid, Armor. &… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tack — may refer to:* Tack , a type of cut nail, used in upholstery, shoe making and saddle manufacture * Horse tack, harness and equipment to allow horse back riding * Tack (sewing) (also baste or pin ), quick, temporary stitching intended to be… …   Wikipedia

  • Tack — ist der Name von Alfred Tack (1898–1970), deutscher Politiker (SPD) Anita Tack (* 1951), deutsche Politikerin (Die Linke) Conrad Tack (1844 1919), Unternehmer und Mitbegründer Conrad Tack u. Cie Fritz Tack (* 1942), deutscher Politiker (Die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • tack — vt: to combine (a use, possession, or period of time) with that of another esp. in order to satisfy the statutory time period for acquiring title to or a prescriptive easement in the property of a third party successive adverse users in privity… …   Law dictionary

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  • tack — Ⅰ. tack [1] ► NOUN 1) a small, sharp broad headed nail. 2) N. Amer. a drawing pin. 3) a long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily. 4) a course of action. 5) Sailing an act of tacking. 6) …   English terms dictionary

  • 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. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tack — [tak] n. [ME takke < MDu tacke, twig, point, akin to Ger zacke < ? IE base * dek , to tear > TAIL1] 1. a short nail or pin, with a narrow shaft that is not tapered and a relatively large, flat head 2. a) the act of fastening, esp. in a… …   English World dictionary

  • Tack — Tack, n. [From an old or dialectal form of F. tache. See {Techy}.] 1. A stain; a tache. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. [Cf. L. tactus.] A peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty tack. [Obs. or Colloq.] Drayton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tack — [n1] course of movement aim, alteration, approach, bearing, bend, deflection, deviation, digression, direction, double, echelon, heading, line, method, oblique course, path, plan, point of sail, procedure, set, shift, siding, sidling, sweep,… …   New thesaurus

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