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tack
Overview of noun tack
The noun tack has 6 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. tack -- (the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails)
2. tack -- (a short nail with a sharp point and a large head)
3. stable gear, saddlery, tack -- (gear for a horse)
4. sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud -- ((nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind)
5. tack, tacking -- ((nautical) the act of changing tack)
6. tack -- (sailing a zigzag course)
Overview of verb tack
The verb tack has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) tack -- (fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board")
2. (1) tack, wear round -- (turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked")
3. assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together -- (create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee")
4. baste, tack -- (sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem")
5. append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on -- (fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace")
6. interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop -- (reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action))
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tack
6 senses of tack
Sense 1
tack
=> bearing, heading, aim
=> direction, way
=> path, route, itinerary
=> line
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
tack
=> nail
=> fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
=> restraint, constraint
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
stable gear, saddlery, tack
=> gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance
=> equipment
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
=> line
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
tack, tacking
=> change of course
=> change of direction, reorientation
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
tack
=> sailing
=> water travel, seafaring
=> travel, traveling, travelling
=> motion, movement, move
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun tack
3 of 6 senses of tack
Sense 2
tack
=> carpet tack
=> thumbtack, drawing pin, pushpin
=> tintack
Sense 3
stable gear, saddlery, tack
=> bit
=> caparison, trapping, housing
=> cinch, girth
=> hame
=> harness
=> headgear
=> martingale
=> saddle blanket, saddlecloth, horse blanket
=> yoke
Sense 4
sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
=> futtock shroud
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tack
6 senses of tack
Sense 1
tack
=> bearing, heading, aim
Sense 2
tack
=> nail
Sense 3
stable gear, saddlery, tack
=> gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance
Sense 4
sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
=> line
Sense 5
tack, tacking
=> change of course
Sense 6
tack
=> sailing
Antonyms of noun tack
Member Holonyms of noun tack
Substance Holonyms of noun tack
Part Holonyms of noun tack
1 of 6 senses of tack
Sense 4
sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
PART OF: ship
Member Meronyms of noun tack
Substance Meronyms of noun tack
Part Meronyms of noun tack
Meronyms of noun tack
Holonyms of noun tack
1 of 6 senses of tack
Sense 4
sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
PART OF: ship
Attributes of noun tack
Derived Forms of noun tack
4 of 6 senses of tack
Sense 1
tack
RELATED TO>(verb) tack#2
=> tack, wear round
Sense 2
tack
RELATED TO>(verb) tack#1
=> tack
Sense 4
sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
RELATED TO>(verb) tack#2
=> tack, wear round
Sense 5
tack, tacking
RELATED TO>(verb) tack#6
=> interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop
Domain of noun tack
2 of 6 senses of tack
Sense 4
sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
TOPIC>(noun) seafaring#1, navigation#3, sailing#1
Sense 5
tack, tacking
TOPIC>(noun) seafaring#1, navigation#3, sailing#1
Domain Terms of noun tack
Familiarity of noun tack
tack used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun tack
6 senses of tack
Sense 1
tack
> bearing, heading, aim
=> tack
Sense 2
tack
> nail
=> brad
=> clout nail, clout
=> doornail
=> eightpenny nail
=> fourpenny nail
=> hobnail
=> sixpenny nail
=> spike
=> staple
=> stub nail
=> tack
=> tenpenny nail
Sense 3
stable gear, saddlery, tack
> gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance
=> fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig
=> kit, outfit
=> regalia
=> rig
=> rigging, tackle
=> stable gear, saddlery, tack
Sense 4
sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
> line
=> becket
=> cord
=> lanyard, laniard
=> lifeline
=> lifeline
=> mooring, mooring line
=> painter
=> ratline, ratlin
=> rope
=> sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
=> shroud
=> strand
=> towline, towrope, towing line, towing rope
=> trace
Sense 5
tack, tacking
> change of course
=> turn, turning
=> tack, tacking
Sense 6
tack
> sailing
=> luff
=> beat
=> tack
Meronyms of noun tack
6 senses of tack
Sense 2
tack
=> nail
HAS PART: clinch
HAS PART: head
HAS PART: nailhead
HAS PART: shank, stem
=> fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
=> restraint, constraint
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 3
stable gear, saddlery, tack
=> gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance
=> equipment
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
=> line
HAS PART: bitter end
HAS PART: drip loop
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun tack
1 of 6 senses of tack
Sense 4
sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
PART OF: ship
Grep of noun tack
air attack
angle of attack
anxiety attack
asthma attack
attack
banzai attack
bioattack
biologic attack
biological attack
carpet tack
chimneystack
counterattack
diversionary attack
ground attack
hackmatack
hardtack
haystack
heart attack
panic attack
plan of attack
preventive attack
push-down stack
smokestack
stack
surprise attack
tack
tack hammer
tacker
tackiness
tacking
tackle
tackler
tailor's tack
terrorist attack
thumbtack
tick-tack-toe
ticktack
tie tack
tintack
transient ischemic attack
warning of attack
Antonyms of verb tack
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tack
6 senses of tack
Sense 1
tack
=> fasten, fix, secure
=> attach
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Also See> tack on#1
Sense 2
tack, wear round
=> sail
=> boat
=> ride
=> travel
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 3
assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> join, bring together
=> connect, link, tie, link up
=> make, create
Sense 4
baste, tack
=> sew, run up, sew together, stitch
=> fasten, fix, secure
=> attach
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Sense 5
append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on
=> attach
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Sense 6
interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop
=> change by reversal, turn, reverse
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tack
3 of 6 senses of tack
Sense 1
tack
=> thumbtack
Sense 3
assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> confect, confection, comfit
=> jumble, confuse, mix up
=> reassemble
=> configure
=> compound
=> rig up
Sense 5
append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on
=> subjoin
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tack
6 senses of tack
Sense 1
tack
=> fasten, fix, secure
Also See> tack on#1
Sense 2
tack, wear round
=> sail
Sense 3
assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> join, bring together
=> make, create
Sense 4
baste, tack
=> sew, run up, sew together, stitch
Sense 5
append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on
=> attach
Sense 6
interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop
=> change by reversal, turn, reverse
'Cause To' of verb tack
Derived Forms of verb tack
4 of 6 senses of tack
Sense 1
tack
RELATED TO>(noun) tack#2
=> tack
RELATED TO>(noun) tacker#3
=> staple gun, staplegun, tacker
RELATED TO>(noun) tacker#1
=> tacker
RELATED TO>(noun) tacker#2
=> baster, tacker
Sense 2
tack, wear round
RELATED TO>(noun) tack#4
=> sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
RELATED TO>(noun) tack#1
=> tack
RELATED TO>(noun) tacking#2
=> tack, tacking
Sense 4
baste, tack
RELATED TO>(noun) tacker#2
=> baster, tacker
Sense 6
interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop
RELATED TO>(noun) tack#5
=> tack, tacking
Domain of verb tack
1 of 6 senses of tack
Sense 2
tack, wear round
TOPIC>(noun) boat#1
TOPIC>(noun) navigation#1, pilotage#1, piloting#1
Domain Terms of verb tack
Familiarity of verb tack
tack used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb tack
6 senses of tack
Sense 1
tack
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 2
tack, wear round
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
baste, tack
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sense 6
interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb tack
6 senses of tack
Sense 1
tack
> fasten, fix, secure
=> strap
=> tie, bind
=> rig
=> bitt
=> latch
=> garter
=> chain
=> cable
=> picket
=> rope up
=> cinch, girth
=> bind, bandage
=> cramp
=> cleat
=> anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor
=> anchor, ground
=> moor
=> moor, berth, tie up
=> spike
=> sew, run up, sew together, stitch
=> crank
=> noose
=> chock
=> brad
=> bight
=> belay
=> belay
=> bar
=> clamp
=> velcro
=> stay
=> clinch
=> clinch
=> lock
=> lock up
=> hasp
=> zip up, zipper, zip
=> tack
=> string
=> hook
=> belt
=> cement
=> grout
=> staple
=> rivet
=> button
=> pin
=> hang, hang up
=> hang
=> lodge, wedge, stick, deposit
=> entrench, intrench
=> buckle, clasp
=> brooch, clasp
=> stake
=> wire
=> coapt
=> joggle
=> joint
=> toggle
Sense 2
tack, wear round
> sail
=> run
=> luff, point
=> weather
=> beat
=> scud, rack
=> outpoint
=> tack, wear round
=> wear ship
=> jibe, gybe, jib, change course
Sense 3
assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
> join, bring together
=> ankylose, ancylose
=> connect
=> connect
=> miter
=> ply
=> close up, close
=> anastomose, inosculate
=> match, mate, couple, pair, twin
=> match
=> mortice, mortise
=> cog
=> fair
=> scarf
=> rebate
=> rabbet
=> seam
=> bridge
=> close
=> ligate
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> sovietize, sovietise
> make, create
=> beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth
=> reproduce, procreate, multiply
=> regenerate
=> clear
=> distill, extract, distil
=> derive, educe
=> froth, spume, suds
=> lay down, establish, make
=> puncture
=> twine
=> cleave
=> track
=> institute, bring
=> short-circuit, short
=> re-create
=> grind
=> generate, bring forth
=> originate, initiate, start
=> give, yield
=> bring, work, play, wreak, make for
=> raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
=> create by mental act, create mentally
=> create, make
=> realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate
=> cause, do, make
=> establish, give
=> put on, turn in
=> bear, turn out
=> create from raw material, create from raw stuff
=> construct, build, make
=> build, establish
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> style
=> strike
=> copy, re-create
=> create verbally
=> compose, write
=> choreograph
=> direct
=> film
=> film-make
=> recreate
=> offset
=> scrape
=> produce, bring forth
=> produce, bring about, give rise
=> press
=> prepare
=> cut
=> cut
=> raise
=> beat
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> incorporate
=> form, organize, organise
Sense 4
baste, tack
> sew, run up, sew together, stitch
=> hem
=> resew
=> overcast
=> overcast
=> backstitch
=> gather, pucker, tuck
=> finedraw
=> fell
=> baste, tack
=> hemstitch
=> tick, retick
=> cast on
=> cast off
Sense 5
append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on
> attach
=> fixate, fix
=> tether
=> fasten
=> hinge
=> bell
=> ring, band
=> couple, couple on, couple up
=> affix
=> bind
=> hitch, catch
=> append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on
=> append, add on, supplement, affix
=> tape
=> glue, paste
=> pin down, pin up
=> peg, peg down
=> fasten, fix, secure
=> mount
=> affix, stick on
=> nail
=> hook up
=> clip
=> insert, infix, enter, introduce
=> yoke
=> harness, tackle
=> yoke, link
=> saddle
=> tag, label, mark
=> limber, limber up
Sense 6
interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop
> change by reversal, turn, reverse
=> interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop
=> turn the tables, turn the tide
=> commutate
=> switch over, switch, exchange
=> correct, rectify, right
=> falsify
=> permute, commute, transpose
=> metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify
=> revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
=> desynchronize, desynchronise
=> desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate
=> undo
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb tack
Sense 1
tack
=> fasten, fix, secure
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Sense 2
tack, wear round
=> sail
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Sense 3
assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> join, bring together
=> make, create
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Sense 4
baste, tack
=> sew, run up, sew together, stitch
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Sense 5
append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on
=> attach
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Sense 6
interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop
=> change by reversal, turn, reverse
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Grep of verb tack
attack
blow one's stack
counterattack
stack
tack
tack on
tack together
tackle
thumbtack
ticktack
Grep of adj tack
tacky
under attack
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