tack | sailing a zigzag course |
tack tacking | (nautical) the act of changing tack |
ticktacktoe ticktacktoo tick-tack-toe tic-tac-toe tit-tat-toe noughts and crosses | a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine spaces, the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does |
carpet tack | used to nail down carpets |
sheet tack mainsheet weather sheet shroud | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind |
stable gear saddlery tack | gear for a horse |
tack | a short nail with a sharp point and a large head |
tack hammer | a light hammer that is used to drive tacks |
tailor's tack | a loose, looped, sewing stitch used to transfer marking for darts, etc., from a pattern to material |
tie tack tiepin scarfpin | a pin used to hold the tie in place |
tack | the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails |
interchange tack switch alternate flip flip-flop | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
append tag on tack on tack hang on | fix to, attach, append a charm to the necklace |
baste tack | sew together loosely, with large stitches, baste a hem |
tack | fasten with tacks, tack the notice on the board |
assemble piece put together set up tack tack together | create by putting components or members together, She pieced a quilt, He tacked together some verses, They set up a committee |
tack wear round | turn into the wind, The sailors decided to tack the boat, The boat tacked |