Tacking can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| tack - fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board" | ||
| tack - turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked" | ||
| tack - create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" | ||
| tack - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | ||
| tack - fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" | ||
| tack - sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem" | ||
Noun |
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| tacking - (nautical) the act of changing tack | ||
| tacking - a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together |
| # | Sentence | ||
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| 1. | verb | Raising the spinnaker while tacking is not advised. | |
| 2. | verb | Tom usually remembers to duck his head to avoid the swinging boom when tacking in his sailboat. | |
| 3. | verb | Tack the notice on the board. | |
| 4. | verb | The sailors decided to tack the boat. | |
| 5. | noun | Why don't you try a different tack? | |
| 6. | noun | The mind always loves to tack on to something, and when it doesn't have anything good for that purpose, it turns to the evil. | |
| 7. | noun | If a conversation is not going too well, try changing tack. | |
| 8. | noun | I may have to change tack. | |
| 9. | noun | I've ripped my pants on a tack. | |
| 10. | noun | Tom is as sharp as a tack. | |
| 11. | noun | She's sharp as a tack. | |
| 12. | noun | Why don't you try a different tack? | |
| 13. | noun | The mind always loves to tack on to something, and when it doesn't have anything good for that purpose, it turns to the evil. | |
| 14. | noun | If a conversation is not going too well, try changing tack. | |
| 15. | noun | I may have to change tack. | |
| 16. | noun | I've ripped my pants on a tack. | |
| 17. | noun | Tom is as sharp as a tack. | |
| 18. | noun | She's sharp as a tack. |
| Sentence | |
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| verb | |
| Raising the spinnaker while tacking is not advised. | |
| Tom usually remembers to duck his head to avoid the swinging boom when tacking in his sailboat. | |
| Tack the notice on the board. |
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| The sailors decided to tack the boat. |
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| noun | |
| Why don't you try a different tack? | |
| The mind always loves to tack on to something, and when it doesn't have anything good for that purpose, it turns to the evil. | |
| If a conversation is not going too well, try changing tack. | |
| I may have to change tack. | |
| I've ripped my pants on a tack. | |
| Tom is as sharp as a tack. | |
| She's sharp as a tack. | |
| Why don't you try a different tack? | |
| The mind always loves to tack on to something, and when it doesn't have anything good for that purpose, it turns to the evil. | |
| If a conversation is not going too well, try changing tack. | |
| I may have to change tack. | |
| I've ripped my pants on a tack. | |
| Tom is as sharp as a tack. | |
| She's sharp as a tack. | |