tack vs gear

tack and gear both are nouns.

tack and gear both are verbs.

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

As nouns, gear is a hypernym of tack; that is, gear is a word with a broader meaning than tack:

tack: gear for a horse
gear: equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

Other hypernyms of tack include appurtenance, paraphernalia.

tack (noun)	gear (noun)
sailing a zigzag course	a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
(nautical) the act of changing tack	equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
a short nail with a sharp point and a large head	wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
gear for a horse	a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails

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

Difference between tack and gear

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