ALL meanings of on the wrong tack
on the wrong tack
O o - verb without object on the wrong tack to equip a horse with tack (usually followed by up): Please tack up quickly. 1
- idioms on the wrong tack on the wrong tack, under a misapprehension; in error; astray: His line of questioning began on the wrong tack. 1
- noun on the wrong tack a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head. 1
- noun on the wrong tack Nautical. a rope for extending the lower forward corner of a course. the lower forward corner of a course or fore-and-aft sail. the heading of a sailing vessel, when sailing close-hauled, with reference to the wind direction. a course run obliquely against the wind. one of the series of straight runs that make up the zigzag course of a ship proceeding to windward. 1
- noun on the wrong tack a course of action or conduct, especially one differing from some preceding or other course. 1
- noun on the wrong tack one of the movements of a zigzag course on land. 1
- noun on the wrong tack a stitch, especially a long stitch used in fastening seams, preparatory to a more thorough sewing. 1
- noun on the wrong tack a fastening, especially of a temporary kind. 1
- noun on the wrong tack stickiness, as of nearly dry paint or glue or of a printing ink or gummed tape; adhesiveness. 1
- noun on the wrong tack the gear used in equipping a horse, including saddle, bridle, martingale, etc. 1
- verb with object on the wrong tack to fasten by a tack or tacks: to tack a rug to the floor. 1
- verb with object on the wrong tack to secure by some slight or temporary fastening. 1
- verb with object on the wrong tack to join together; unite; combine. 1
- verb with object on the wrong tack to attach as something supplementary; append; annex (often followed by on or onto). 1
- verb with object on the wrong tack Nautical. to change the course of (a sailing vessel) to the opposite tack. to navigate (a sailing vessel) by a series of tacks. 1
- verb with object on the wrong tack to equip (a horse) with tack. 1
- verb without object on the wrong tack Nautical. to change the course of a sailing vessel by bringing the head into the wind and then causing it to fall off on the other side: He ordered us to tack at once. (of a sailing vessel) to change course in this way. to proceed to windward by a series of courses as close to the wind as the vessel will sail. 1
- verb without object on the wrong tack to take or follow a zigzag course or route. 1
- verb without object on the wrong tack to change one's course of action, conduct, ideas, etc. 1
- noun on the wrong tack under a false impression 0