1. • noun - the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
   • noun - a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
   • noun - gear for a horse
   • noun - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
   • noun - (nautical) the act of changing tack
   • noun - sailing a zigzag course
   • verb - fasten with tacks
   • verb - turn into the wind
   • verb - create by putting components or members together
   • verb - sew together loosely, with large stitches
   • verb - fix to
   • verb - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
2. • A short, light nail with a sharp point and a flat head.
   • Nautical.
   • A rope for holding down the weather clew of a course.
   • A rope for hauling the outer lower corner of a studdingsail to the boom.
   • The part of a sail, such as the weather clew of a course, to which this rope is fastened.
   • The lower forward corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
   • Nautical.
   • The position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails.
   • The act of changing from one position or direction to another.
   • The distance or leg sailed between changes of position or direction.
   • A course of action meant to minimize opposition to the attainment of a goal.
   • An approach, especially one of a series of changing approaches.
   • A large, loose stitch made as a temporary binding or as a marker.
   • Stickiness, as that of a newly painted surface.
   • To fasten or attach with or as if with a tack: tacked the carpet down.
   • To fasten or mark (cloth or a seam, for example) with a loose basting stitch.
   • To put together loosely and arbitrarily: tacked some stories together in an attempt to write a novel.
   • To add as an extra item; append: tacked two dollars onto the bill.
   • To bring (a vessel) into the wind in order to change course or direction.
   • Nautical.
   • To change the direction or course of a vessel: ready to tack on the captain’s signal.
   • To change tack: The ship tacked to starboard.
   • To change one’s course of action.
   • Food, especially coarse or inferior foodstuffs.
   • Often used to modify another noun: a tack room; tack accessories.
3. • v - to fasten with tacks (short, sharp-pointed nails)

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