The difference between Tack and Turn

When used as nouns, tack means a small nail with a flat head, whereas turn means a change of direction or orientation.

When used as verbs, tack means to nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head), whereas turn means of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.

check bellow for the other definitions of Tack and Turn

  1. Tack as a noun:

    A small nail with a flat head.

  2. Tack as a noun:

    A thumbtack.

  3. Tack as a noun (sewing):

    A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.

  4. Tack as a noun (nautical):

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

  5. Tack as a noun (nautical):

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

  6. Tack as a noun:

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

  7. Tack as a noun (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.

  8. Tack as a noun (nautical):

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

  9. Tack as a noun (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.

  10. Tack as a noun:

    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.

  11. Tack as a noun (manufacturing, construction, chemistry):

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

    Examples:

    "The laminate adhesive has very aggressive tack and is hard to move once in place."

  12. Tack as a noun:

    Hardtack.

  13. Tack as a noun:

    That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Macaulay"

  14. Tack as a noun (legal, Scotland):

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

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Burrill"

  15. Tack as a noun (obsolete):

    Confidence; reliance.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Halliwell"

  1. Tack as a verb:

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

  2. Tack as a verb:

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

  3. Tack as a verb (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.

  4. Tack as a verb:

    To add something as an extra item.

    Examples:

    "to tack (something) onto (something)"

  5. Tack as a verb:

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

  1. Tack as a noun:

    A stain; a tache.

  2. Tack as a noun (obsolete):

    A peculiar flavour or taint.

  1. Tack as a noun (colloquial):

    That which is tacky; something cheap and gaudy.

  1. Turn as a verb:

    to make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself. To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation. to change one's direction of travel. to change the course of. To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe. To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt. To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds. To navigate through a book or other printed material. Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces. Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.

    Examples:

    "the Earth turns;  turn on the spot"

    "'Turn the knob clockwise."

    "She turned right at the corner."

    "She turned the table legs with care and precision."

    "'turn the bed covers;  turn the pages"

    "'turn to page twenty;  turn through the book"

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  2. Turn as a verb (intransitive):

    To change condition or attitude. To become . To change the color of the leaves in the autumn. To change fundamentally; to metamorphose. # To sour or spoil; to go bad. # To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle. To reach a certain age. To hinge; to depend. To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated. To change personal condition. # To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa. # To become giddy; said of the head or brain. #* #*: I'll look no more; / Lest my brain turn. # To sicken; to nauseate. # To be nauseated; said of the stomach.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: become get"

    "The leaves turn brown in autumn. When I asked him for the money, he turned nasty."

    "The hillside behind our house isn't generally much to look at, but once all the trees turn it's gorgeous."

    "Midas made everything turn to gold.  He turned into a monster every full moon."

    "This milk has turned; it smells awful."

    "to turn cider or wine"

    "Charlie turns six on September 29."

    "The decision turns on a single fact."

    "The prisoners turned on the warden."

    "The sight turned my stomach."

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  3. Turn as a verb (obsolete, reflexive):

    To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.

  4. Turn as a verb (transitive, usually with '''over'''):

    To complete.

    Examples:

    "They say they can turn the parts in two days."

  5. Turn as a verb (transitive):

    To make (money); turn a profit.

    Examples:

    "We turned a pretty penny with that little scheme."

  6. Turn as a verb (transitive, soccer):

    Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.

  7. Turn as a verb:

    To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.

    Examples:

    "Ivory turns well."

  8. Turn as a verb (obstetrics):

    To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.

  9. Turn as a verb (printing, dated):

    To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.

  10. Turn as a verb (archaic):

    To translate.

    Examples:

    "to turn the Iliad"

  11. Turn as a verb (transitive, role-playing games):

    To magically or divinely attack undead.

  1. Turn as a noun:

    A change of direction or orientation.

    Examples:

    "Give the handle a turn, then pull it."

  2. Turn as a noun (geometry):

    A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation. A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.

  3. Turn as a noun:

    A single loop of a coil.

  4. Turn as a noun:

    A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.

    Examples:

    "They took turns playing with the new toy."

  5. Turn as a noun:

    The time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.

    Examples:

    "I cooked tonight, so it's your turn to do the dishes."

  6. Turn as a noun:

    One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.

  7. Turn as a noun:

    A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.

  8. Turn as a noun:

    (also turnaround) The time required to complete a project.

    Examples:

    "They quote a three-day turn on parts like those."

  9. Turn as a noun:

    A fit or a period of giddiness.

    Examples:

    "I've had a funny turn."

  10. Turn as a noun:

    A change in temperament or circumstance.

    Examples:

    "She took a turn for the worse."

  11. Turn as a noun (cricket):

    A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).

  12. Turn as a noun (poker):

    The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.

  13. Turn as a noun (poker, obsolete):

    The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.

  14. Turn as a noun:

    A deed done to another.

    Examples:

    "One good turn deserves another."

    "I felt that the man was of a vindictive nature, and would do me an evil turn if he found the opportunitynb...."

  15. Turn as a noun (rope):

    A pass behind or through an object.

  16. Turn as a noun:

    Character; personality; nature.

  17. Turn as a noun (soccer):

    An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.

  18. Turn as a noun (circus, theatre, especially, physical comedy):

    A short skit, act, or routine.

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