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Sail (Verb)

Meaning 1

Travel on water propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Hyponyms

  • Point
  • Wear Round
  • Gybe
  • Jib
  • Change Course
  • Rack

Related Words

  • Sail (noun)
  • Sailing (noun)

Meaning 2

Travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

  • Voyage
  • Navigate

Hypernyms

  • Travel

Hyponyms

  • Cruise
  • Astrogate

Related Words

  • Sail (noun)

Meaning 3

Traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Hypernyms

  • Journey

Related Words

  • Sail (noun)
  • Sailor (noun)

Meaning 4

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".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

  • Sweep

Hypernyms

  • Move

Hyponyms

  • Swan

Related Words

  • Sail Through (verb)
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