- sail⇄adj. saillike.
- sail⇄expr. crowd sail, to hoist an unusual number of sails on a ship; carry a press of sail for the purpose of speed.
Ex. They crowded all the sail they could (London Gazette). - sail⇄expr. make sail,
a. to spread out the sails of a ship.
Ex. The men ... were making sail upon the yacht nimbly (Clark Russell).
b. to begin a trip by water.
Ex. We will make sail on Friday. - sail⇄expr. sail into, (Informal.)
a. to attack; beat.
Ex. He sailed into me for no reason and gave me a black eye.
b. to criticize; scold.
Ex. The drama critics sailed into the new play.
c. to rush into; go into boldly or spir - sail⇄expr. set sail, to begin a trip by water.
Ex. We will set sail for Europe next week. - sail⇄expr. take in sail,
a. to lower or lessen the sails of a ship.
Ex. The men took in sail when the storm approached.
b. (Figurative.) to lessen, as one's hopes or ambitions.
Ex. It is time to be old, to take in sail (Emerson). - sail⇄expr. trim one's sails, to modify one's views or principles so as to settle differences; compromise.
Ex. Some spend years in prison cells, ... others turn their coats or trim their sails (Sunday Times). - sail⇄expr. under sail, having the sails spread out.
Ex. The ship is under sail, making toward the land. - sail⇄noun 1. a piece of cloth attached to the rigging of a ship to catch the wind and make the ship move on the water.
2. sails.
Ex. with all sail set.
3. something like a sail, such as the part of an arm of a windmill that catches the win - sail⇄sail, noun, verb.
- sail⇄v.i. 1a. to travel or go on water in a boat by the action of wind on sails.
(SYN) navigate, cruise.
b. to travel or go in a boat propelled by any means, such as a steamship.
(SYN) navigate, cruise.
c. to travel through the air - sail⇄v.t. 1. to sail upon, over, or through.
Ex. to sail the seas.
2. to manage or navigate (a ship or boat).