Tack

English Meaning

A stain; a tache.

1. A short, light nail with a sharp point and a flat head.
2. Nautical A rope for holding down the weather clew of a course.
3. Nautical A rope for hauling the outer lower corner of a studdingsail to the boom.
4. Nautical The part of a sail, such as the weather clew of a course, to which this rope is fastened.
5. Nautical The lower forward corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
6. Nautical The position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails.
7. Nautical The act of changing from one position or direction to another.
8. Nautical The distance or leg sailed between changes of position or direction.
9. A course of action meant to minimize opposition to the attainment of a goal.
10. An approach, especially one of a series of changing approaches.
11. A large, loose stitch made as a temporary binding or as a marker.
12. Stickiness, as that of a newly painted surface.
13. To fasten or attach with or as if with a tack: tacked the carpet down.
14. To fasten or mark (cloth or a seam, for example) with a loose basting stitch.
15. To put together loosely and arbitrarily: tacked some stories together in an attempt to write a novel.
16. To add as an extra item; append: tacked two dollars onto the bill.
17. Nautical To bring (a vessel) into the wind in order to change course or direction.
18. Nautical To change the direction or course of a vessel: Stand by to tack.
19. Nautical To change tack: The ship tacked to starboard.
20. To change one's course of action.
21. Food, especially coarse or inferior foodstuffs.
22. The harness for a horse, including the bridle and saddle.