Dictionary entry details
• TACK (noun)
Meaning:
The heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("tack" is a kind of...):
aim; bearing; heading (the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies)
Meaning:
A short nail with a sharp point and a large head
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tack" is a kind of...):
nail (a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tack"):
tintack (tack or small nail of tinned iron)
drawing pin; pushpin; thumbtack (a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board)
carpet tack (used to nail down carpets)
Meaning:
Gear for a horse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
stable gear; saddlery; tack
Hypernyms ("tack" is a kind of...):
appurtenance; gear; paraphernalia (equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tack"):
yoke (stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team)
horse blanket; saddle blanket; saddlecloth (stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle)
martingale (a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head)
headgear (stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head)
harness (stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart)
hame (stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces)
cinch; girth (stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place)
caparison; housing; trapping (stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse)
bit (piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding)
Meaning:
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mainsheet; weather sheet; shroud; tack; sheet
Hypernyms ("tack" is a kind of...):
line (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible)
Domain category:
navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tack"):
futtock shroud (shroud that is part of a ship's rigging)
Holonyms ("tack" is a part of...):
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
Meaning:
(nautical) the act of changing tack
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
tacking; tack
Hypernyms ("tack" is a kind of...):
change of course (a change in the direction that you are moving)
Domain category:
navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)
Meaning:
Sailing a zigzag course
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("tack" is a kind of...):
sailing (riding in a sailboat)
• TACK (verb)
Meaning:
Fasten with tacks
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
tack the notice on the board
Hypernyms (to "tack" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tack"):
thumbtack (fasten with thumbtacks)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Also:
tack on (fix to; attach)
Meaning:
Turn into the wind
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
wear round; tack
Context examples:
The sailors decided to tack the boat / The boat tacked
Hypernyms (to "tack" is one way to...):
sail (travel in a boat propelled by wind)
Domain category:
navigation; pilotage; piloting (the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place)
boat (a small vessel for travel on water)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Create by putting components or members together
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
assemble; put together; tack together; piece; set up; tack
Context examples:
She pieced a quilt / He tacked together some verses / They set up a committee
Hypernyms (to "tack" is one way to...):
bring together; join (cause to become joined or linked)
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tack"):
comfit; confect; confection (make into a confection)
confuse; jumble; mix up (assemble without order or sense)
reassemble (assemble once again, after taking something apart)
configure (set up for a particular purpose)
compound (create by mixing or combining)
rig up (erect or construct, especially as a temporary measure)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Sew together loosely, with large stitches
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
baste; tack
Context example:
baste a hem
Hypernyms (to "tack" is one way to...):
run up; sew; sew together; stitch (fasten by sewing; do needlework)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Fix to; attach
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
hang on; tack on; tag on; append; tack
Context example:
append a charm to the necklace
Hypernyms (to "tack" is one way to...):
attach (cause to be attached)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tack"):
subjoin (add to the end)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
flip-flop; interchange; alternate; tack; switch; flip
Hypernyms (to "tack" is one way to...):
change by reversal; reverse; turn (change to the contrary)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
