tack - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

sailing a zigzag course

Synonyms

• tack

More generic

• sailing

Noun

(nautical) the act of changing tack

Synonyms

• tack
• tacking

More generic

• change of course

Noun

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

Synonyms

• mainsheet
• sheet
• shroud
• tack
• weather sheet

More generic

• line

More specific

• futtock shroud

Related

• ship

Noun

gear for a horse

Synonyms

• saddlery
• stable gear
• tack

More generic

• appurtenance
• gear
• paraphernalia

More specific

• bit
• caparison
• cinch
• girth
• hame
• harness
• headgear
• horse blanket
• housing
• martingale
• saddle blanket
• saddlecloth
• trapping
• yoke

Noun

a short nail with a sharp point and a large head

Synonyms

• tack

More generic

• nail

More specific

• carpet tack
• drawing pin
• pushpin
• thumbtack
• tintack

Noun

the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails

Synonyms

• tack

More generic

• aim
• bearing
• heading

Verb

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

Synonyms

• alternate
• flip
• flip-flop
• interchange
• switch
• tack

More generic

• change by reversal
• reverse
• turn

Verb

fix to; attach

Synonyms

• append
• hang on
• tack
• tack on
• tag on

More generic

• attach

More specific

• subjoin

Verb

sew together loosely, with large stitches

Synonyms

• baste
• tack

More generic

• run up
• sew
• sew together
• stitch

Verb

fasten with tacks

Synonyms

• tack

More generic

• fasten
• fix
• secure

Also See

• tack on

More specific

• thumbtack

Verb

create by putting components or members together

Synonyms

• assemble
• piece
• put together
• set up
• tack
• tack together

More generic

• create
• join
• make

More specific

• comfit
• compound
• confect
• confection
• configure
• confuse
• jumble
• mix up
• reassemble
• rig up

Verb

turn into the wind

Synonyms

• tack
• wear round

More generic

• sail

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