Definition of tack

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Tack (v. t.) To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward nearly at right angles to her former course..

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Shears :: Shears (n.) An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle..
Tackling :: Tackling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tackl.
Cat''s-paw :: Cat's-paw (n.) A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope, into which a tackle may be hooked..
Fence :: Fence (v. i.) To make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence..
Barricade :: Barricade (n.) A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy. It is usually an obstruction formed in streets to block an enemy's access..
Assailant :: Assailant (n.) One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an assailer..
Fast :: Fast (v.) Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
Bivouac :: Bivouac (n.) The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack..
Tilt :: Tilt (n.) A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament..
Tackle :: Tackle (n.) To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game..
Frap :: Frap (v. t.) To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together..
Fortitude :: Fortitude (n.) Power to resist attack; strength; firmness.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To change tack; as a ship.
Onset :: Onset (n.) A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army..
Tacking :: Tacking (n.) A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose his claim..
Rot :: Rot (n.) A fatal distemper which attacks sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder. See 1st Fluke, 2..
Alarm :: Alarm (n.) A sudden attack; disturbance; broil.
Clutch :: Clutch (n.) Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle..
Assailant :: Assailant (a.) Assailing; attacking.
Aggressive :: Aggressive (a.) Tending or disposed to aggress; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person, nation..
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