💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "About ship"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'bout shipverb | (intransitive, nautical) Alternative form of about ship (“to tack through 180 degrees”). [(intransitive) Tack; to cause to turn into the wind and through the other side ending with a full 180 degree turn.] |
| tacknoun | A small nail with a flat head. |
| windnoun | (countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. |
| go aboutverb | (intransitive) To tackle (a problem or task). |
| throw aboutverb | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, about. |
| round toverb | (nautical, intransitive, dated) To turn the head of a ship toward the wind, especially in order to drop speed. |
| veernoun | A turn or swerve; an instance of veering. |
| come aboutverb | (intransitive) To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist. |
| change tackverb | (figurative, by extension) To take a different approach. |
| chapelnoun | (especially Christianity) A place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church. |
| beat upverb | (transitive) To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows. |
| put aboutverb | (transitive) To circulate (a rumour). |
| shipnoun | (nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat. |
| ship a seaverb | (intransitive, nautical) To have a large wave wash over one's vessel. |
| swingnoun | The act, or an instance, of swinging. |
| turn turtleverb | (intransitive) Especially of a boat or ship, or some other vehicle: to turn upside down. |
| turn togetherverb | (nautical, military, of ships in a line of battle) To change course simultaneously, without waiting to reach the turning point of the leading ship. |
| beatnoun | A stroke; a blow. |
| short-tackverb | (nautical) To tack several times in rapid succession when sailing upwind in a narrow waterway. |
| hooknoun | A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. |
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