1 a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet tack.
az: mismar, sancaq
ru: гвоздик с широкой шляпкой, кнопка
2 in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.
az: tikiş arası
ru: намётка
3 in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.
az: istiqamət
ru: галс
4 a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.
az: gedişat, istiqamət
ru: курс
♦ verb
1 (with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.
az: mismarlamaq, bərkitmək
ru: прикреплять, смётывать
2 (of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.
az: küləyə qarşı çəpəki üzmək
ru: идти галсами
See also:
English-Azerbaijani dictionary