to sail
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1.0
- verb
- /seɪl/
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deslizarse
- I want to go on sailing and dancing and loving forever and ever.
- sail away
It's like you're sailing through uncharted waters without a compass.
- It's like you're sailing through uncharted waters without a compass.
- You know, I, I, I've said this before, but my final moments at barstool when I like sail off the sunset.
- rather than being disappointed that you made the wrong decision, think of it as like sailing.
Examples
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One month later, this girl sailed for Samoa.
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The ship rose up on the currents of wind and magic and sailed into the purple-streaked sky.
Fiction book (1991) -
We seemed sailing along the edge of the world.
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If you do not know where you are sailing, every wind will take you there.
Academic text (1990) -
Hayes is just sailing past people.
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Eighty-thousand people on their feet, watching this ball sail through the air.
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I was just having a ball, sailing around on gondolas.
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It's like you're sailing through uncharted waters without a compass.
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You're sailing!
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The children were excited to sail smoothly across the lake in their small boat.
Synonyms
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2.1
To move quickly and smoothly in a wide motion
97
1.8
To fly high and freely in the air like a bird or glider
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2.9
To move smoothly and without effort through the air or over a surface
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3.9
To move quickly through the air like a bird
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2.5
To move easily without using power, often downhill
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6.4
To move or glide through the air like a light toy on a string
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6.8
To move with light, graceful steps like a butterfly
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7.4
To move quickly and lightly across a surface
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
To set all sails to catch as much wind as possible to make the boat go faster
Compounds
- Archaic
1
8.5
A four-sided piece of cloth hung on a bar across a ship's mast to catch the wind
- Specialized
A four-sided sail set along the boat with its top held by a sloping pole
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sail meaning to move smoothly comes from the easy, gliding way a boat moves when its 'sail' catches the wind, so to sail somewhere can mean to move as if you are floating or gliding with little effort.