tack

Examples

• All

• We'll go on the other tack now.

  Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)

• "Uh, this is not exactly the tack I expected you gentlemen to take.

  Fiction book (2001)

• I think I'll try a whole new tack next time.

  Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)

• I'm taking a different tack.

  Jumper (2008)

• I'd better stick on this port tack.

  Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)

• By studying the whims of the wind, he could steer the most favorable tack.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Near mutiny and false sightings of land had left them divided on what tack to take.

  Academic text (1992)

• We need to change tack to navigate through the challenging waters ahead.

• Sailing against the wind requires a careful tack to avoid capsizing.

• He adjusted the boat's tack to make the most of the breeze from the left.

Synonyms

T

tacking

vstack

• Specialized

1 8.6

Turning a sailboat through the wind so it sails on the other side

also means a boat's direction or course as well as the turning action

Antonyms

S

to stay

∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

Idioms

S

sharp as a tack

• Informal

5 6.7

Able to understand new things very quickly

Compounds

C

carpet tack

2 5.7

A small sharp nail with a flat head that holds a carpet to the floor

T

tie tack

1 6.5

A small decorative pin that holds a tie to a shirt

T

tick-tack-toe

• UK

1 1.6

A game for two players who take turns marking a three by three grid to make three in a row

T

tack hammer

1 5.7

A small light hammer used to drive small nails into wood

T

tailor's tack

• Specialized

9.5

A temporary loose loop stitch that marks where to fold or sew fabric

Surface Forms

Etymology