Dictionary entry details
• SAIL (noun)
Meaning:
A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sail; canvass; canvas; sheet
Hypernyms ("sail" is a kind of...):
piece of cloth; piece of material (a separate part consisting of fabric)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sail"):
balloon sail (any light loose sail)
topsail (a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast)
topgallant; topgallant sail (a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast)
square sail (a four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast)
skysail (the sail above the royal on a square-rigger)
save-all (a sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail)
royal (a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast)
press of canvas; press of sail (the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely)
main-topsail (a topsail set on the mainmast)
mainsail (the lowermost sail on the mainmast)
headsail (any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel)
foresail (the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel)
fore-and-aft sail (any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction)
crossjack; mizzen course (the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast)
Holonyms ("sail" is a part of...):
sailing ship; sailing vessel (a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts)
Meaning:
An ocean trip taken for pleasure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
cruise; sail
Hypernyms ("sail" is a kind of...):
ocean trip; voyage (an act of traveling by water)
• SAIL (verb)
Meaning:
Traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water)
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context examples:
We sailed the Atlantic / He sailed the Pacific all alone
Hypernyms (to "sail" is one way to...):
journey; travel (travel upon or across)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence examples:
They sail the river
They sail down the river
Meaning:
Move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
sail; sweep
Context examples:
The diva swept into the room / Shreds of paper sailed through the air / The searchlights swept across the sky
Hypernyms (to "sail" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sail"):
swan (sweep majestically)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Also:
sail through (succeed at easily)
Meaning:
Travel in a boat propelled by wind
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
I love sailing, especially on the open sea
Hypernyms (to "sail" is one way to...):
boat (ride in a boat on water)
Domain category:
navigation; pilotage; piloting (the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sail"):
run (sail before the wind)
luff; point (sail close to the wind)
weather (sail to the windward of)
beat (sail with much tacking or with difficulty)
rack; scud (run before a gale)
outpoint (sail closer to the wind than)
tack; wear round (turn into the wind)
wear ship (turn away from the wind)
change course; gybe; jib; jibe (shift from one side of the ship to the other)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Travel by boat propelled by wind or by other means
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
voyage; navigate; sail
Context example:
The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow
Hypernyms (to "sail" is one way to...):
journey; travel (undertake a journey or trip)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sail"):
astrogate (navigate in space)
cruise (sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody PP
