intransitive. Nautical. Of a ship or its crew: to turn, to tack; to progress by tacking or making traverses (traverse, n. 16a). Also transitive: to…

intransitive. To turn about. Nautical. To change the course, to go on the other tack. Cf. 54.

intransitive. Nautical. To set immediately on the opposite tack. Cf. to put about 1 at put, v. phrasal verbs 1, to go about 4a at go, v. phrasal…

intransitive. To go about in stays; to turn to windward in order to tack.

Nautical. intransitive. Of a ship: To turn her head from the wind; to go round on her keel. Obsolete.

Nautical. To veer, turn.

Nautical. intransitive. To turn on the opposite tack; to go about; (in extended use) to take up a new direction, to change direction.

intransitive. Nautical. Of a sailing vessel or its pilot: to change direction by tacking; to beat to windward; = tack, v.1 7a.

intransitive. Nautical. To set immediately on the opposite tack; = to throw about at phrasal verbs. Now rare.