To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
Free from the danger of theft; safe.
Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.
Free from attack or danger; protected.
Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
to tack (something) onto (something)
To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
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.
To add something as an extra item.
To sew/stitch with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
To place the tack on a horse; often paired with "up".
The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.
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.
Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals.
The maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes from one side to the other.
A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.
The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties.
That which is tacky; something cheap and gaudy.
A small nail with a flat head.
A stain; a tache.
That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix.
A direction or course of action, especially a new one.
A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind.
Food generally; fare, especially of the bread kind.
A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
A thumbtack.
The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.