TACK
Definition of TACK
- (verb)fasten with tacks
- (verb)turn into the wind
- (verb)create by putting components or members together
- (verb)sew together loosely, with large stitches
- (verb)fix to; attach
- (verb)reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- (noun)the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
- (noun)a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
- (noun)gear for a horse
- (noun)(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- (noun)(nautical) the act of changing tack
- (noun)sailing a zigzag course