tack vs bit

tack and bit both are nouns.

tack is a verb but bit is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tack	Yes	No	Yes	No
bit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bit is a hyponym of tack; that is, bit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tack:

tack: gear for a horse
bit: piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding

Other hyponyms of tack include caparison, housing, trapping, cinch, girth, hame, harness, headgear, martingale, horse blanket, saddle blanket, saddlecloth, yoke.

tack (noun)	bit (noun)
sailing a zigzag course	the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press
(nautical) the act of changing tack	piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
a short nail with a sharp point and a large head	the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
gear for a horse	a short performance that is part of a longer program
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind	a small fragment
the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails	an instance of some kind
	a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
	a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states
	a small piece or quantity of something
	an indefinitely short time

tack (verb)	bit (verb)
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
fasten with tacks
sew together loosely, with large stitches
fix to; attach
create by putting components or members together
turn into the wind

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