tack vs martingale

martingale vs tack

tack and martingale both are nouns.

tack is a verb but martingale is not a verb.

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

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

tack: gear for a horse
martingale: a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head

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

tack (noun)	martingale (noun)
sailing a zigzag course	a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head
(nautical) the act of changing tack	spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat
a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
gear for a horse
(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)	martingale (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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