tack
tack
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tāk
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "tack"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇āĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϟāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋, āϛ⧋āϟ āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇āĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to attach by using small pointed nails
Transitive: to tack two things | to tack sth onto sth
to tack definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The seamstress will tack the fabric pieces together before sewing the final seam.
āĻĻāĻ°ā§āϜāĻŋ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏ⧇āϞāĻžāχ āϏ⧇āϞāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋āϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇āĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϟāĻ•āĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§‹āĻĄāĻŧ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to change the direction of a sailing vessel by turning the bow through the wind
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To navigate through the narrow channel, the captain had to tack several times to maneuver the sailboat safely.
āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ­āĻŋāϗ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇, āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āĻŸā§‡āύāϕ⧇ āύ⧌āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§‹āĻĄāĻŧ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to suddenly change one's policy or attitude, often in response to emerging factors
Transitive: to tack a strategy or policy
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Realizing the need for agility in the digital landscape, the marketing team tacked their social media strategy.
āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻŋāϟāĻžāϞ āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āĻĒ⧇ āϚāϟāĻĒāϟāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ…āύ⧁āϧāĻžāĻŦāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĻāϞ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏ⧋āĻļā§āϝāĻžāϞ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āϏ⧇āϞāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻŋāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϟāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋

to fasten or attach something using temporary stitches or pins
Transitive: to tack sth | to tack sth onto sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 'll tack this patch onto my jeans until I can properly sew it on.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāχ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϚāϟāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϜāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇ āφāϟāϕ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻŦ āϝāϤāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻž āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏ⧇āϞāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
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āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to append or include additional elements to enhance or modify an existing entity or situation
Transitive: to tack an additional element onto an entity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef suggested tacking a side of roasted vegetables onto the main course to make it a more satisfying meal.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϜāĻž āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāχāĻĄ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āφāϰāĻ“ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧋āώāϜāύāĻ• āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇āĻ•, āϛ⧋āϟ āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇āĻ•

a small, sharp pin with a head that can be flat or slightly raised used to attach papers or light materials to surfaces
tack definition and meaning
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āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇āĻ•, āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇āĻ•

a small nail with a flat, wide head, used to temporarily attach lightweight materials to a surface
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āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ•, āϜāĻŋāĻ—āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏ

sailing a zigzag course
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āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ, āĻĻāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ

(nautical) the act of changing tack
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āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ, āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŽ

gear for a horse
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āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ•, āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ

(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
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āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•, āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ

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

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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