tack
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
Types & categories
- bearing hypernym
Related & opposite
- wear round derivation
Sense 2 verb
fasten with tacks
tack the notice on the board
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- hang on also see
- staple gun derivation
- tack derivation
- baster derivation
- tacker derivation
Sense 3 noun
a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
Types & categories
- nail hypernym
- carpet tack hyponym
- thumbtack hyponym
- tintack hyponym
Related & opposite
- tack derivation
Sense 4 verb
turn into the wind
The sailors decided to tack the boat
Types & categories
- sail hypernym
Related & opposite
- tacking derivation
- mainsheet derivation
- tack derivation
- navigation domain topic
- boat domain topic
Sense 5 noun
gear for a horse
Types & categories
- appurtenance hypernym
- bit hyponym
- caparison hyponym
- cinch hyponym
- hame hyponym
- harness hyponym
- headgear hyponym
- martingale hyponym
- saddle blanket hyponym
- yoke hyponym
Related & opposite
- saddle derivation
Sense 6 verb
create by putting components or members together
She pieced a quilt
Types & categories
- bring together hypernym
- create hypernym
- confection hyponym
- mix up hyponym
- reassemble hyponym
- configure hyponym
- compound hyponym
- rig up hyponym
Related & opposite
- break apart antonym
- assemblage derivation
- piece derivation
- collection derivation
Sense 7 noun
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
Types & categories
- line hypernym
- futtock shroud hyponym
Parts & wholes
- ship part holonym
Related & opposite
- wear round derivation
- sailing domain topic
Sense 8 verb
sew together loosely, with large stitches
baste a hem
Types & categories
- stitch hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 9 noun
(nautical) the act of changing tack
Types & categories
- change of course hypernym
Related & opposite
- flip-flop derivation
- wear round derivation
- sailing domain topic
Sense 10 verb
fix to; attach
append a charm to the necklace
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- appendage derivation
Sense 11 noun
sailing a zigzag course
Types & categories
- sailing hypernym
Sense 12 verb
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Types & categories
- reverse hypernym
Related & opposite
- switching derivation
- tacking derivation
- turnabout derivation
- substitution derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wear round |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bearing |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | hang on |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | staple gun |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tack |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | baster |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tacker |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | fasten |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | thumbtack |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tack |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | nail |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | carpet tack |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | thumbtack |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tintack |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tacking |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | mainsheet |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tack |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | navigation |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | boat |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | sail |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | saddle |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | appurtenance |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | bit |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | caparison |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | cinch |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | hame |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | harness |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | headgear |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | martingale |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | saddle blanket |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | yoke |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | break apart |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | assemblage |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | piece |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | collection |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | bring together |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | create |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | confection |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | mix up |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | reassemble |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | configure |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | compound |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | rig up |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | wear round |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | sailing |
| 7 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | ship |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | line |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | futtock shroud |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | basting |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | baster |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | stitch |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | flip-flop |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | wear round |
| 9 | domain topic | Related & opposite | sailing |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | change of course |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | appendage |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | attach |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | subjoin |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | sailing |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | switching |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | tacking |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | turnabout |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | substitution |
| 12 | hypernym | Types & categories | reverse |