Pin vs. Tack
Difference Between Pin and Tack
Pinnoun
A short, straight, stiff piece of wire with a blunt head and a sharp point, used especially for fastening.
Tacknoun
A short, light nail with a sharp point and a flat head.
Pinnoun
Something, such as a safety pin, that resembles such a piece of wire in shape or use.
Tacknoun
A rope for holding down the weather clew of a course.
Pinnoun
A whit; a jot
didn't care a pin about the matter.Tacknoun
A rope for hauling the outer lower corner of a studdingsail to the boom.
Pinnoun
A thin rod for securing the ends of fractured bones.
Tacknoun
The part of a sail, such as the weather clew of a course, to which this rope is fastened.
Pinnoun
A peg for fixing the crown to the root of a tooth.
Tacknoun
The lower forward corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
Pinnoun
A cotter pin.
Tacknoun
The position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails.
Pinnoun
The part of a key stem entering a lock.
Tacknoun
The act of changing from one position or direction to another.
Pinnoun
(Music) One of the pegs securing the strings and regulating their tension on a stringed instrument.
Tacknoun
The distance or leg sailed between changes of position or direction.
Pinnoun
(Nautical) A belaying pin.
Tacknoun
An approach to accomplishing a goal or a method of dealing with a problem.
Pinnoun
(Nautical) A thole pin.
Tacknoun
A large, loose stitch made as a temporary binding or as a marker.
Pinnoun
An ornament fastened to clothing by means of a clasp.
Tacknoun
Stickiness, as that of a newly painted surface.
Pinnoun
A rolling pin.
Tacknoun
Food, especially coarse or inferior foodstuffs.
Pinnoun
One of the wooden clubs at which the ball is aimed in bowling.
Tacknoun
The harness for a horse, including the bridle and saddle.
Pinnoun
A flagstick.
Tackverb
To fasten or attach with a tack or tacks
tacked the carpet down.Pinnoun
See fall.
Tackverb
To fasten or mark (cloth or a seam, for example) with a loose basting stitch.
Pinnoun
pins(Informal) The legs
is steady on his pins.Tackverb
To put together loosely and arbitrarily
tacked some stories together in an attempt to write a novel.Pinnoun
(Electronics) A lead on a device that plugs into a socket to connect the device to a system.
Tackverb
To add as an extra item; append
tacked two dollars onto the bill.Pinnoun
Any of the pegs on the platen of a printer, which engage holes at the edges of paper.
Tackverb
(Nautical) To bring (a vessel) into the wind in order to change course or direction.
Pinnoun
Any of the styluses that form a dot matrix on a printer.
Tackverb
To change the direction of a sailing vessel, especially by turning the bow into and past the direction of the wind
Stand by to tack.Pinnoun
Any of the small metal prongs at the end of a connector that fit into the holes in a port.
Tackverb
To sail a zigzag course upwind by repeatedly executing such a maneuver.
Pinverb
To fasten or secure with or as if with a pin or pins.
Tackverb
To change tack
The ship tacked to starboard.Pinverb
To transfix.
Tackverb
To change one's course of action.
Pinverb
To place in a position of trusting dependence
He pinned his faith on an absurdity.Tacknoun
A small nail with a flat head.
Pinverb
To hold fast; immobilize
He was pinned under the wreckage of the truck.Tacknoun
A thumbtack.
Pinverb
(Sports) To win a fall from in wrestling.
Tacknoun
(sewing) A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
Pinverb
To give (a woman) a fraternity pin in token of attachment.
Tacknoun
(nautical) The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.
Pinadjective
Having a grain suggestive of the heads of pins. Used of leather.
Tacknoun
(nautical) A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind. See also reach, gybe.
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.
Tacknoun
A direction or course of action, especially a new one.
Pinnoun
A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
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.
Pinnoun
A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
Pull the pin out of the grenade before throwing it at the enemy.Tacknoun
(nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.
Pinnoun
(wrestling) The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
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.
Pinnoun
A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
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.
Pinnoun
(in plural pins; informal) A leg.
I'm not so good on my pins these days.Tacknoun
The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties.
The laminate adhesive has very aggressive tack and is hard to move once in place.Pinnoun
(electricity) Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
The UK standard connector for domestic mains electricity has three pins.Tacknoun
Hardtack.
Pinnoun
A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
Tacknoun
That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix.
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.
Tacknoun
A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.
Pinnoun
(chess) A scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to attack.
Tacknoun
(obsolete) Confidence; reliance.
Pinnoun
(golf) The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
Tacknoun
A stain; a tache.
Pinnoun
(curling) The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
The shot landed right on the pin.Tacknoun
(obsolete) A peculiar flavour or taint.
Pinnoun
(dated) A mood, a state of being.
Tackverb
To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
Pinnoun
One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.
Tackverb
To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
Pinnoun
caligo
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.
Pinnoun
A thing of small value; a trifle.
Tackverb
To add something as an extra item.
to tack (something) onto (something)Pinnoun
A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
Tackverb
Often paired with "up", to place the tack on a horse.
Pinnoun
(engineering) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
Tacknoun
the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
Pinnoun
The tenon of a dovetail joint.
Tacknoun
a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
Pinnoun
A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.
Tacknoun
gear for a horse
Pinnoun
(informal) A pinball machine.
I spent most of my time in the arcade playing pins.Tacknoun
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
Pinverb
(often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
Tacknoun
(nautical) the act of changing tack
Pinverb
To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
Tacknoun
sailing a zigzag course
Pinverb
(wrestling) To pin down (someone).
Tackverb
fasten with tacks;
tack the notice on the boardPinverb
To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
Tackverb
turn into the wind;
The sailors decided to tack the boatThe boat tackedPinverb
To attach (an icon, application, etc.) to another item.
to pin a window to the TaskbarTackverb
make by putting pieces together;
She pieced a quiltHe tacked together some versesPinverb
To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.
When marshaling data, the interop marshaler can copy or pin the data being marshaled.Tackverb
sew together loosely, with large stitches;
baste a hemPinverb
alternative form of peen
Tackverb
fix to; attach;
append a charm to the necklacePinnoun
a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
Tackverb
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
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;
fever left him weak on his sticksPinnoun
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;
The child was pinned under the fallen treePinverb
attach or fasten with pins
Pinverb
pierce with a pin;
pin down the butterflyPinverb
immobilize a piece
