Tack Meaning in Spanish

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1. (v. i.) To change the direction of a vessel by shifting the position of the helm and sails; also (as said of a vessel), to have her direction changed through the shifting of the helm and sails. See Tack, v. t., 4.
2. (v. t.) A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.
3. (n.) A peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty tack.
4. (n.) A small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head.
5. (v. t.) The part of a sail to which the tack is usually fastened; the foremost lower corner of fore-and-aft sails, as of schooners (see Illust. of Sail).
6. (v. t.) In parliamentary usage, to add (a supplement) to a bill; to append; -- often with on or to.
7. (v. t.) The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard tack, or port tack; -- the former when she is closehauled with the wind on her starboard side; hence, the run of a vessel on one tack; also, a change of direction.
8. (v. t.) Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty manner, as by stitching or nailing; as, to tack together the sheets of a book; to tack one piece of cloth to another; to tack on a board or shingle; to tack one piece of metal to another by drops of solder.
9. (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.
10. (v. t.) To fasten or attach.
11. (v. t.) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is closehauled (see Illust. of Ship); also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.
12. (v. t.) Confidence; reliance.
13. (n.) A stain; a tache.
14. (n.) That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix. See Tack, v. t., 3.

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Tack

1. (n.) One who tacks.

1. (n.) A small, broad-headed nail.

1. (a. & n.) See Tacky.

1. (n.) A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose his claim.
2. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tack

1. (n.) To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.
2. (n.) To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.
3. (n.) The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.
4. (n.) To supply with tackle.
5. (n.) Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons.
6. (n.) Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.
7. (n.) To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon.

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Tackle
2. (a.) Made of ropes tacked together.

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tackle
2. (n.) Furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage, sails, etc.
3. (n.) The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he draws a carriage, or the like; harness.
4. (n.) Instruments of action; as, fishing tackling.