Definitions for "Tack"
A small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head.
The cohesive property between ink particles. The pulling power of ink against an adjacent surface.
Stickiness of the prepreg.
Keywords:  sail, starboard, upwind, fore, zigzag
A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is closehauled (see Illust. of Ship); also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.
The part of a sail to which the tack is usually fastened; the foremost lower corner of fore-and-aft sails, as of schooners (see Illust. of Sail).
The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard tack, or port tack; -- the former when she is closehauled with the wind on her starboard side; hence, the run of a vessel on one tack; also, a change of direction; as, to take a different tack; -- often used metaphorically.
Equipment used on a horse (brushes, blankets, saddle, halter, bridle, etc.).
Refers to the equipment of a riding horse - saddle, bridle etc. Short for "tackle."
Keywords:  baste, sew, stitch, quilt, hasty
Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty manner, as by stitching or nailing; as, to tack together the sheets of a book; to tack one piece of cloth to another; to tack on a board or shingle; to tack one piece of metal to another by drops of solder.
A temporary stitch to hold pieces together, usually removed after final stitching. Tacking is also known as a term for starting off a seam with a few stitches back and forth for stabilizing.
To secure with a few small hand stitches. General sewing term.
That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix. See Tack, v. t., 3.
In parliamentary usage, to add (a supplement) to a bill; to append; -- often with on or to; as, to tack on a non-germane appropriation to a bill.
fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"
Keywords:  unappetising, stuff
unappetising stuff
A property of a shrink film that is characterized by its adherence to metals and another sheet of similar film.
Quick adhesion. The property of a pressure-sensitive label which causes it to adhere to a surface instantly with a minimum of pressure and contact time as measured by TLM Tester or equivalent equipment.
An adjective used to describe a film's resistance to slide against itself or another surface or its resistance to separation from itself.
Keywords:  musty, taint, peculiar, flavor
A peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty tack.
Keywords:  tache, stain
A stain; a tache.
Keywords:  reliance, confidence
Confidence; reliance.
Keywords:  peice, land
a peice of land
Keywords:  telltale, dimensional, three
Telltale Three Dimensional, 3D
Keywords:  fasten, notice, attach, board
To fasten or attach.
fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board"
A temporary nailer. An object it "tacked" into place to assist in positioning, measuring, handling, etc.
Keywords:  nautical, act, changing
(nautical) the act of changing tack
Keywords:  hire, let, thing, lease, contract
A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.
Keywords:  bar, see
(see bar tack)
Physical Properties and Testing Property of a material that enables it to form a bond immediately on contact with another surface or to itself.