Tack vs. Pin

Tacknoun

A small nail with a flat head.

Tacknoun

A thumbtack.

Tacknoun

(sewing) A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.

Tacknoun

(nautical) The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.

Tacknoun

(nautical) A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind. See also reach, gybe.

Tacknoun

A direction or course of action, especially a new one.

Tacknoun

(nautical) The maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes from one side to the other.

Tacknoun

(nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.

Tacknoun

(nautical) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled; also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.

Tacknoun

Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals. Saddles, stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, harnesses, martingales, and breastplates are all forms of horse tack.

Tacknoun

The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties.

Tacknoun

Hardtack.

Tacknoun

That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix.

Tacknoun

A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.

Tacknoun

(obsolete) Confidence; reliance.

Tacknoun

A stain; a tache.

Tacknoun

(obsolete) A peculiar flavour or taint.

Tackverb

To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).

Tackverb

To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).

Tackverb

(nautical) To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.

Tackverb

To add something as an extra item.

Tackverb

Often paired with "up", to place the tack on a horse.

Tacknoun

A stain; a tache.

Tacknoun

A peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty tack.

Tacknoun

A small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head.

Tacknoun

That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix. See Tack, v. t., 3.

Tacknoun

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.

Tacknoun

A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.

Tacknoun

Confidence; reliance.

Tackverb

To fasten or attach.

Tackverb

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.

Tackverb

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.

Tackverb

To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward nearly at right angles to her former course.

Tackverb

To change the direction of a vessel by shifting the position of the helm and sails; also (as said of a vessel), to have her direction changed through the shifting of the helm and sails. See Tack, v. t., 4.

Tacknoun

the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails

Tacknoun

a short nail with a sharp point and a large head

Tacknoun

gear for a horse

Tacknoun

(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

Tacknoun

(nautical) the act of changing tack

Tacknoun

sailing a zigzag course

Tackverb

fasten with tacks;

Tackverb

turn into the wind;

Tackverb

make by putting pieces together;

Tackverb

sew together loosely, with large stitches;

Tackverb

fix to; attach;

Tackverb

reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Pinnoun

A sewing pin or ballhead pin: a needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.

Pinnoun

A small nail with a head and a sharp point.

Pinnoun

A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.

Pinnoun

(wrestling) The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.

Pinnoun

A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.

Pinnoun

(in plural pins; informal) A leg.

Pinnoun

(electricity) Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.

Pinnoun

A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.

Pinnoun

(US) A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.

Pinnoun

(chess) A scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to attack.

Pinnoun

(golf) The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole

Pinnoun

(curling) The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)

Pinnoun

(dated) A mood, a state of being.

Pinnoun

One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.

Pinnoun

caligo

Pinnoun

A thing of small value; a trifle.

Pinnoun

A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.

Pinnoun

(engineering) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.

Pinnoun

The tenon of a dovetail joint.

Pinnoun

A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.

Pinnoun

(informal) A pinball machine.

Pinverb

(often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.

Pinverb

To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.

Pinverb

(wrestling) To pin down (someone).

Pinverb

To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.

Pinverb

To attach (an icon, application, etc.) to another item.

Pinverb

To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.

Pinverb

alternative form of peen

Pinverb

To peen.

Pinverb

To inclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.

Pinverb

To fasten with, or as with, a pin; to join; as, to pin a garment; to pin boards together.

Pinnoun

A piece of wood, metal, etc., generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together, or as a support by which one article may be suspended from another; a peg; a bolt.

Pinnoun

Especially, a small, pointed and headed piece of brass or other wire (commonly tinned), largely used for fastening clothes, attaching papers, etc.

Pinnoun

Hence, a thing of small value; a trifle.

Pinnoun

That which resembles a pin in its form or use

Pinnoun

One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each man should drink.

Pinnoun

The bull's eye, or center, of a target; hence, the center.

Pinnoun

Mood; humor.

Pinnoun

Caligo. See Caligo.

Pinnoun

An ornament, as a brooch or badge, fastened to the clothing by a pin; as, a Masonic pin.

Pinnoun

The leg; as, to knock one off his pins.

Pinnoun

a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment

Pinnoun

when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

Pinnoun

small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

Pinnoun

a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts

Pinnoun

informal terms of the leg;

Pinnoun

axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns

Pinnoun

cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown

Pinnoun

flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

Pinnoun

a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things

Pinnoun

a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

Pinnoun

a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target

Pinverb

to hold fast or prevent from moving;

Pinverb

attach or fasten with pins

Pinverb

pierce with a pin;

Pinverb

immobilize a piece

Pinnoun

an identifying number allocated to an individual by a bank or other organization and used for validating electronic transactions.

Pinverb

attach or fasten with a pin or pins

Pinverb

hold (someone) firmly in a specified position so they are unable to move

Pinverb

hinder or prevent (a piece or pawn) from moving because of the danger to a more valuable piece standing behind it along the line of an attack

Pin

A pin is a device used for fastening objects or material together, and can have three sorts of body: a shaft of a rigid inflexible material meant to be inserted in a slot, groove, or hole (as with pivots, hinges, and jigs); a shaft connected to a head and ending in a sharp tip meant to pierce one or more pieces of soft materials like cloth or paper (the straight or push pin); a single strip of a rigid but flexible material (e.g. a wire) whose length has been folded into parallel prongs in such fashion that the middle length of each curves towards the other so that, when anything is inserted between them, they act as a clamp (e.g.