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单词 tack
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tack
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WORD FAMILY
tack: tacked, tacker, tacking, tacks+/tacker: tackers/tacking: tackings
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The 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)
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1n a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
Hypo|Hyper
carpet tack
used to nail down carpets
drawing pin, pushpin, thumbtack
a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
tintack
tack 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
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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
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thumbtack
fasten with thumbtacks
fasten, fix, secure
cause to be firmly attached
4v create by putting components or members together
He tacked together some verses
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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 up
assemble without order or sense
reassemble
assemble once again, after taking something apart
configure
set up for a particular purpose
compound
create by mixing or combining
rig up
erect or construct, especially as a temporary measure
addle, muddle, puddle
mix up or confuse
bring together, join
cause to become joined or linked
create, make
make or cause to be or to become
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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
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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
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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
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wear round
sail
travel on water propelled by wind
6v reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
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alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch
change by reversal, reverse, turn
change to the contrary
3
n gear for a horse
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saddlery, stable gear
bit
piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
caparison, housing, trapping
stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
cinch, girth
stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
hame
stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces
harness
stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
headgear
stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head
martingale
a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head
horse blanket, saddle blanket, saddlecloth
stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle
yoke
stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
apishamore
a saddle blanket made of buffalo hide
bar bit
a bit for horses that is a solid bar of metal
bard
an ornamental caparison for a horse
bridle
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
bridoon
a bit resembling a snaffle bit; used with a separate curb
curb, curb bit
a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
hackamore, halter
rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
horsecloth
a cloth for the trapping of a horse
Pelham
a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle
snaffle, snaffle bit
a 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.
4
v sew together loosely, with large stitches
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baste
run up, sew, sew together, stitch
fasten by sewing; do needlework
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