Tack
Pronunciation: /ˈtæk/
Tack (noun)
- A short, sharp nail with a flat head used for fastening things.
- A direction or course of a sailing boat relative to the wind.
- A particular way of dealing with or handling a situation.
Examples
- He used a tack to hang the poster.
- The carpenter picked up a tack from the box.
Common collocations: hammer a tack, remove a tack, change tack, adjust tack, take a tack
Tack (verb)
- To change direction when sailing by turning the bow through the wind.
- To attach or fix something in place using small nails.
Examples
- The boat tacked to avoid the rocks.
- They had to tack frequently due to the wind.