to list
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8.8
- verb
- /lɪst/
:
inclinarse
- Within two minutes, Toro was listing to the left, dragging a wing and bleeding from the chest.
Indias flagship company had been hit and was listing.
- Indias flagship company had been hit and was listing.
Examples
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The hull groaned and cracked as indicators screamed the ship's situation and listed its problems.
Fiction book (1995) -
Striking a partly submerged rock, it bucks, lists hideously to her side, and stops.
Fiction book (1991) -
As soon as she received her torpedo hits, she began listing rapidly to port.
Academic text (1991) -
We're listing five points to starboard.
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Ship is listing seven degrees to starboard.
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The vessel you're looking at right now, people, is listing to the port side.
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Granted, it tends to list to port, and has been, on occasion, known to frighten young women.
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As if in reply, the Narwhal listed heavily to one side.
Fiction book (1992) -
The ship is listing dangerously to one side, making it difficult to stay balanced on deck.
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As the storm intensified, the boat began listing to the left due to the strong winds.
Synonyms
418
1.5
To bend or rest at an angle against something
148
1.8
To move something so it leans or falls to one side
147
2.0
To move into a sloping or leaning position
25
3.7
To lean or tilt in one direction
6
6.4
To tilt a vehicle or plane to one side when turning
4
7.3
To lean to one side, especially a boat in strong wind
3
8.0
To tilt something so it leans at an angle
To tilt to one side so it is off balance
To lean or bend in one direction, often slowly under extra weight
Antonyms
Compounds
15
5.7
Small group of the most famous or important people in an area, for example film and fashion
- UK
1
3.9
An official list published after exams showing students and the degree class they received
- Archaic
Parliament gives money each year to pay official costs of the British royal family
- Specialized
An election method where people vote for party lists and parties get seats according to their votes
- Specialized
A computer language used to work with lists of information, often for artificial intelligence
How Tilted
Surface Forms
Etymology
List (verb, to tilt) comes from the same old German word for 'bend' or 'lean', so when a boat or object lists it tilts to one side. That's why people say a ship 'lists' when it leans.