- sail
- In.
1) to hoist, raise the sails; to make sail
2) to let out the sails
3) to furl, take in a sail; to reduce; slacken sail
4) to trim ('adjust') the sails
5) to lower, strike the sails
6) (misc.) to set sail for ('to leave for by ship, boat'); to make sail ('to set out on a voyage')
IIv.1) (d; intr.) to sail along (to sail along the coast)
2) (d; intr.) to sail around, round (to sail around the world)
3) (d; intr.) to sail down (to sail down a river)
4) (d; intr.) to sail for (to sail for Europe)
5) (d; intr.) to sail from; to (to sail from New York to Liverpool)
6) (d; intr.) to sail into (the ship sailed into port)
7) (colloq.) (d; intr.) to sail into ('to attack') (the opposing candidates sailed into each other)
8) (d; intr.) to sail through (to sail through the straits)
9) (colloq.) (d; intr.) to sail through ('to cope with easily') (she just sailed through her finals)
10) (d; intr.) to sail up (to sail up the river)
* * *[seɪl]raise the sailsslacken sailstrike the sailstake in a sailto reduceto make sail ('to set out on a voyage')round (to sail around the world)to (to sail from New York to Liverpool)(d; intr.) to sail around(d; intr.) to sail fromto furlto hoistto let out the sailsto lowerto trim ('adjust') the sails(misc.) to set sail for ('to leave for by ship, boat')(colloq.) (d; intr.) to sail through (she just sailed through her finals; 'to cope with easily')(colloq.) (d; intr.) to sail into (the opposing candidates sailed into each other; 'to attack')(d; intr.) to sail into (the ship sailed into port)(d; intr.) to sail along (to sail along the coast)(d; intr.) to sail down (to sail down a river)(d; intr.) to sail for (to sail for Europe)(d; intr.) to sail through (to sail through the straits)(d; intr.) to sail up (to sail up the river)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.