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Definition: Meaning of, sail in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / seɪl /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
sail sailed sailed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
sailing sails
  1. [intransitive always +adverb/preposition, transitive] to travel on or across an area of water in a boat or ship
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  2. [intransitive] to start a journey by boat or ship
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  3. [intransitive and transitive] to direct or control the movement of a boat or ship that has a sail
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  4. [intransitive always +adverb/preposition] to move quickly and smoothly through the air
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  5. [intransitive always +adverb/preposition] to move forwards gracefully and confidently
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  6. sail close to the wind British English to do or say something that is nearly wrong, illegal, or dishonest
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Singular Plural
sail sails
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  1. a large piece of strong cloth fixed onto a boat, so that the wind will push the boat along
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  2. set sail to begin a journey by boat or ship
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  3. under sail literary moving along on a ship or boat that has sails
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sail used in phrases

  • balloon sail (noun)
    1. any light loose sail
  • fore-and-aft sail (noun)
    1. any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
  • gaff-headed sail (noun)
    1. a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff
  • lateen sail (noun)
    1. a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean
  • press of sail (noun)
    1. the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely
  • square sail (noun)
    1. a four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast
  • topgallant sail (noun)
    1. a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
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sail used in phrasal verbs

  • sail through (phrasal verb)
    1. sail through something to do something, or to deal with something, very easily
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