Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tack | Yes | No | Yes | No |
switch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
tack (noun) | switch (noun) |
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sailing a zigzag course | the act of changing one thing or position for another |
(nautical) the act of changing tack | a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other |
a short nail with a sharp point and a large head | a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment |
gear for a horse | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind | railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock |
the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails | hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure |
an event in which one thing is substituted for another |
tack (verb) | switch (verb) |
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reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
fasten with tacks | make a shift in or exchange of |
sew together loosely, with large stitches | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another |
fix to; attach | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence |
create by putting components or members together | cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation |
turn into the wind | flog with or as if with a flexible rod |
exchange or give (something) in exchange for |