English verb: wear round | |||
| 1. | wear round (motion) turn into the wind | ||
| Samples | The sailors decided to tack the boat. The boat tacked. | ||
| Synonyms | tack | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sail | ||
| Domain category | boat, navigation, pilotage, piloting | ||