Tack

Tack may refer to:

Tack, a type of cut nail, used in upholstery, shoe making and saddle manufacture
Horse tack, harness and equipment to allow horse-back riding
Tack (sewing) (also baste or pin), quick, temporary stitching intended to be removed
Hardtack, a hard cracker or biscuit used for food on sea voyages and during the American Civil War
Thumbtack or drawing pin, a short nail or pin easily placed and removed by hand
Augustus Vincent Tack (1870-1949), American painter
In sailing:
- Tacking, a maneuver by which a sailing boat turns its bow through the wind
- Tack (sailing), the lower corner of a sail's leading edge
- Tack (square sail), a type of rigging unique to square sails
Scottish lease

Tack can also mean:

Adhesiveness, a technical measure of the stickiness of glue or ink (measured by an "inkometer")
Blu Tack, a reusable putty-like pressure-sensitive adhesive used for attaching paper items to walls
"Tack" or "tacky" refers to cheap goods, and possibly derives from poor quality stitching which causes the goods to fall apart prematurely
Slang for cannabis

In Engineering, Woodworking and Construction, a nail is a pin -shaped sharp object of hard Metal, typically Steel, Tack is a term used to describe any of the various equipment and accessories worn by Horses in the course of their use as domesticated Animals Saddles stirrups In Sewing, to tack or baste is to make quick temporary Stitching intended to be removed Hardtack (or hard tack) is a simple type of cracker or Biscuit, made from Flour, water and Salt. Augustus Vincent Tack was an American painter of portraits landscapes and abstractions The tack of a square-rigged sail is a line attached to its lower corner Glue or adhesive is a compound that adheres or bonds two items together Cannabis ( Cán-na-bis) is a Genus of Flowering plants that includes three putative species Cannabis sativa subsp

Dictionary

-noun

(carpentry) A small nail with a flat head.
(sewing) A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
(nautical) (Wikipedia) The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.
(nautical) A course or direction that enables the vessel to head upwind. See also reach, gybe.
A direction or course of action, especially one that differs from the previous one.
(nautical) The maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes from one side to the other.
Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals. Saddles, stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, harnesses, martingales, and breastplates are all forms of horse tack.
(chemistry) The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties.

-verb

To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
(nautical) To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other (Wikipedia).
To add something as an extra item.
Often with "up"", to place the tack on a horse.

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