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Webster 1913 Edition
Tack
1.
A stain; a tache.
[Obs.]
2.
[Cf. L.
tactus
.] A peculiar flavor or taint;
as, a musty
. tack
[Obs. or Colloq.]
Drayton.
Tack
,Noun.
[OE.
tak
, takke
, a fastening; akin to D. tak
a branch, twig, G. zacke
a twig, prong, spike, Dan. takke
a tack, spike; cf. also Sw. tagg
prickle, point, Icel. tāg
a willow twig, Ir. taca
a peg, nail, fastening, Gael. tacaid
, Armor. & Corn. tach
; perhaps akin to E. take
. Cf. Attach
, Attack
, Detach
, Tag
an end, Zigzag
.] 1.
A small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head.
2.
That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix. See , 3.
Tack
, Verb.
T.
Macaulay.
Some
tacks
had been made to money bills in King Charles’s time. Bp. Burnet.
3.
(Naut.)
(a)
A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is closehauled (see Illust. of
Ship
); also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom. (b)
The part of a sail to which the tack is usually fastened; the foremost lower corner of fore-and-aft sails, as of schooners (see Illust. of
Sail
). (c)
The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails;
as, the starboard
; – the former when she is closehauled with the wind on her starboard side; hence, the run of a vessel on one tack; also, a change of direction; tack
, or port tack
as, to take a different
. tack
; – often used metaphorically4.
(Scots Law)
A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.
Burrill.
5.
Confidence; reliance.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Tack of a flag
(Naut.)
, a line spliced into the eye at the foot of the hoist for securing the flag to the halyards.
– Tack pins
(Naut.)
, belaying pins; – also called
– jack pins
. To haul the tacks aboard
(Naut.)
, to set the courses.
– To hold tack
, to last or hold out.
Milton.
Tack
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tacked
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tacking
.] 1.
To fasten or attach.
“In hopes of getting some commendam tacked to their sees.” Swift.
And
tacks
the center to the sphere. Herbert.
2.
Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty manner, as by stitching or nailing;
as, to
tack
together the sheets of a book; to tack
one piece of cloth to another; to tack
on a board or shingle; to tack
one piece of metal to another by drops of solder.3.
In parliamentary usage, to add (a supplement) to a bill; to append; – often with on or to;
as, to
. tack
on a non-germane appropriation to a billMacaulay.
4.
(Naut.)
To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward nearly at right angles to her former course.
☞ In tacking, a vessel is brought to point at first directly to windward, and then so that the wind will blow against the other side.
Tack
,Verb.
I.
(Naut.)
To change the direction of a vessel by shifting the position of the helm and sails; also (as said of a vessel), to have her direction changed through the shifting of the helm and sails. See , 4.
Tack
, Verb.
T.
Monk, . . . when he wanted his ship to
tack
to larboard, moved the mirth of his crew by calling out, “Wheel to the left.” Macaulay.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tack
TACK
,Verb.
T.
1.
To fasten; to attach. In the solemn or grave style, this word now appears ludicrous; as, to get a commendam tacked to their sees. --And tack the center to the sphere.
2.
To unite by stitching together; as, to tack together the sheets of a book; to tack one piece of cloth to another. [In the familiar style, this word is in good use.]3.
To fasten slightly by nails; as, to tack on a board or shingle.TACK
Definition 2024
täck
täck
See also: tack
Swedish
Adjective
täck
Declension
| Inflection of täck | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | täck | täckare | täckast |
| Neuter singular | täckt | täckare | täckast |
| Plural | täcka | täckare | täckast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | täcke | täckare | täckaste |
| All | täcka | täckare | täckaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role. | |||
Related terms
- otäck
See also
Verb
täck
- imperative of täcka.