Thai Meaning of tack

หมุด

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Definitions and Meaning of tack in English

Wordnet

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

(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

(nautical) the act of changing tack

sailing a zigzag course

Wordnet

tack (v)

fasten with tacks

turn into the wind

create by putting components or members together

sew together loosely, with large stitches

fix to; attach

reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Webster

tack (n.)

A stain; a tache.

A peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty tack.

A small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head.

That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix. See Tack, v. t., 3.

Webster

tack (v. t.)

A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is closehauled (see Illust. of Ship); also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.

The part of a sail to which the tack is usually fastened; the foremost lower corner of fore-and-aft sails, as of schooners (see Illust. of Sail).

The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard tack, or port tack; -- the former when she is closehauled with the wind on her starboard side; hence, the run of a vessel on one tack; also, a change of direction.

A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.

Confidence; reliance.

To fasten or attach.

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.

In parliamentary usage, to add (a supplement) to a bill; to append; -- often with on or to.

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.

Webster

tack (v. i.)

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.

FAQs About the word tack

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