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sail

/ sail /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
Type of:
piece of cloth piece of material
Kinds of:
balloon sail crossjack mizzen course fore-and-aft sail foresail
Has parts:
sailing vessel sailing ship
verb Sense 2
traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water)
"We sailed the Atlantic"
"He sailed the Pacific all alone"
Type of:
travel journey
Derived:
cruise canvas canvass sheet bluejacket
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
travel in a boat propelled by wind
"I love sailing, especially on the open sea"
Type of:
boat
Kinds of:
run luff point weather beat
Derived:
cruise canvas canvass sheet sailing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
navigation pilotage piloting
noun Sense 4
an ocean trip taken for pleasure
Type of:
ocean trip voyage
Derived:
voyage navigate cruise
verb Sense 5
travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means
"The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
Type of:
travel journey
Kinds of:
astrogate cruise
Derived:
navigation cruise ocean trip voyage voyager
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 6
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
"The diva swept into the room"
"Shreds of paper sailed through the air"
"The searchlights swept across the sky"
Type of:
move
Kinds of:
swan
Derived:
sweep
Verb group:
brush sweep
See also:
breeze through ace pass with flying colors sweep through sail through
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
77%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
51
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

piece of cloth piece of material balloon sail crossjack mizzen course fore-and-aft sail foresail travel journey boat run luff