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1. nail, rivet, brad, cleat, staple; pin, peg, dowel, skewer; spike, bolt, toggle, cotter, cotter pin, treenail, trunnel, thole or tholepin; thumbtack, Brit. drawing pin, carpet tack, roofing tack; stitch, baste, lace; safety pin, straight pin, snap, button; catch, clamp, hook, grappler, holdfast, latch, loop.

2. direction, way, route, heading, bearing, trajectory, Naut. leeway, course; road, path, pathway, trail, track; run, cut, channel.

3. zigzag, Naut. jibe, deviation, yaw, Aeron. drift; divergence, by-pass, detour, alteration, change, swerve, sheer, switch, shunt, divagation, sidling, Navig. driftage, Navig. windage; declination, divarication.

4. set, aim, tendency, inclination, bent, tenor; ap-proach, attack, method, procedure, practice, line, line or course of action.

5. harness, equipment, equipage, gear, fittings, outfit, kit, tackle, rigging, apparatus, rig, appointments,

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6. fasten, pin, attach, fix, pin on or down; nail, rivet, bolt, screw, skewer, peg, staple, toggle; lace, tie, hitch, bind, clinch, knit, splice, sew, stitch, baste; hook, snap, button, buckle, zipper, Inf. zip; brace, truss, wire; join, unite, combine, couple, yoke, bracket, tether.

7.Often tack on

append, annex, affix; add on or onto, tag, tag on, Inf. slap on, Inf. hitch on; prefix, suffix, subjoin, adjoin, conjoin; ornament, decorate.

8. zigzag, Naut. jibe, yaw, warp, chop, shunt, chop and change; proceed to windward, go about, heel; wander, stray, divagate.

9. swerve, sheer, turn, shift, change course, turn a corner; deviate, veer, diverge, go through a change of heart, switch sides, make a turnabout, do an about-face, come about, come round or around; modify, adapt, alter, transform, go through a sea change.

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fare, food, nutriment, aliment, viands, edibles, bread; victuals, provisions, rations, commons, comestibles; meals, board, sustenance, nourishment; diet, regimen, menu, table.