单词 | tack |
释义 | tack (once / 688 pages) 1nv 2nv 3n 4v WORD FAMILY tack: tacked, tacker, tacking, tacks+/tacker: tackers/tacking: tackings USAGE EXAMPLESThe movie business is tacking Monday on to New Year’s weekend, because many companies and schools are observing it as a national holiday. Time(Jan 01, 2017) The movie business is tacking Monday on to New Year’s weekend, because many companies and schools observe it as a holiday. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The movie business is tacking Monday on to New Year's weekend, because many companies and schools are observing it as a national holiday. Reuters(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n a short nail with a sharp point and a large head Hypo|Hyper carpet tack used to nail down carpets drawing pin, pushpin, thumbtacka tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board tintacktack or small nail of tinned iron nail a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener 2v fix to; attach Syn|Hypo|Hyper append, hang on, tack on, tag on subjoin add to the end attach cause to be attached 3v fasten with tacks tack the notice on the board Hypo|Hyper thumbtack fasten with thumbtacks fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached 4v create by putting components or members together 2He tacked together some verses Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack together break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart take apart into its constituent pieces comfit, confect, confection make into a confection confuse, jumble, mix upassemble without order or sense reassembleassemble once again, after taking something apart configureset up for a particular purpose compoundcreate by mixing or combining rig uperect or construct, especially as a temporary measure addle, muddle, puddlemix up or confuse bring together, join cause to become joined or linked create, makemake or cause to be or to become 1n the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails Hyper aim, bearing, heading the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies 2n (nautical) the act of changing tack Syn|Hyper tacking change of course a change in the direction that you are moving 3n sailing a zigzag course Hyper sailing riding in a sailboat 4n (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind Syn|Hypo|Hyper mainsheet, sheet, shroud, weather sheet futtock shroud shroud that is part of a ship's rigging line something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible 5v turn into the wind The sailors decided to tack the boat The boat tacked Syn|Hyper wear round sail travel on water propelled by wind 6v reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) 3Syn|Hyper alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch change by reversal, reverse, turn change to the contrary n gear for a horse 4Syn|Hypo|Hyper saddlery, stable gear bit piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding caparison, housing, trappingstable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse cinch, girthstable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place hamestable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces harnessstable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart headgearstable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head martingalea harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head horse blanket, saddle blanket, saddleclothstable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle yokestable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team apishamorea saddle blanket made of buffalo hide bar bita bit for horses that is a solid bar of metal bardan ornamental caparison for a horse bridleheadgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control bridoona bit resembling a snaffle bit; used with a separate curb curb, curb bita horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse hackamore, halterrope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading horseclotha cloth for the trapping of a horse Pelhama bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle snaffle, snaffle bita simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb appurtenance, gear, paraphernalia equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. v sew together loosely, with large stitches Syn|Hyper baste run up, sew, sew together, stitch fasten by sewing; do needlework |
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