tack vs tact

tack

Definitions

verb

  1. sew together loosely, with large stitches
  2. create by putting components or members together
  3. fasten with tacks
  4. turn into the wind
  5. fix to; attach
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noun

  1. (nautical) the act of changing tack
  2. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
  3. the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
  4. sailing a zigzag course
  5. gear for a horse
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Examples

A little pyrotechnics display tacked on just serves to emphasise its lack of cutting edge.

Blackpool Scorpions notched their first away win of the season against a good attacking Leigh team.

And if you can develop a machine to look for the needle in the haystack and what you come out with from having the machine sift through the haystack is a box of straw, where maybe the needle's in there and maybe a few bonus needles, then that's a whole lot better than having humans try to sift through a haystack.

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tact

Definitions

noun

  1. consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense

Examples

Dom recognized a master tactician when he saw one.

I'm still in contact with her - we write a couple of times a year.

The warden of prisons was contacted for information on the convict's behavior on the chain gang, or in a few cases on the State Farm.

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