tacks
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/tæks/
English
Definitions
noun
- A small nail with a flat head.
- A thumbtack.
- A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
- The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.
verb
- To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
- To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
- To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.
- To add something as an extra item.“to tack (something) onto (something)”
noun
- A stain; a tache.
- A peculiar flavour or taint.“a musty tack”
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