tack verb (SEW) [ I or T ] fabrics (also mainly US baste) to sew with a long, loose stitch that holds two pieces of material together temporarily, before they are sewn together in a more tidy or permanent way

Do you change tack or tact? Although some believe the word tact is short for tactics in phrases like "change tact" or "try a different tact," the correct word in such contexts is tack.

在航海术语中特指戗风调向航行，即帆船逆风曲折调整航向的动作。 动词用法包括用平头钉固定物体、附加内容（如"tack on"表示添加），以及航海中的抢风行驶操作。 该词还延伸出专业术语如"tack …

Tack the pieces together with a temporary 1.5 cm seam allowance. 用1.5厘米的缝份暂时将布片固定在一起。 金山词霸

If you tack pieces of material together, you sew them together with big, loose stitches in order to hold them firmly or check that they fit, before sewing them properly.

TACK definition: a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head. See examples of tack used in a sentence.

4 days ago · tack (third-person singular simple present tacks, present participle tacking, simple past and past participle tacked) (transitive) To nail (something) with a tack (small nail with a flat head).

TACKING REFERENCES MOVEMENT BASED ON THE ONSET OF EXTERNAL FACTORS, ADAPTING AND PREVAILING TOWARDS A SET PATH. True of our work, TACK creates a course …

A tack is a small, sharp pin or nail with a wide head. You can use tacks to attach your flyers to the telephone poles in your neighborhood.

Naval Terms to change the course of a sailing vessel by bringing the head into the wind and then causing it to fall off on the other side: He ordered us to tack at once.