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WEAR SHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wear ship mean?
• WEAR SHIP (verb)
The verb WEAR SHIP has 1 sense:
1. turn away from the wind
Familiarity information: WEAR SHIP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Turn away from the wind
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The sailors decided it was time to wear ship
Hypernyms (to "wear ship" is one way to...):
sail (travel on water propelled by wind)
Domain category:
navigation; pilotage; piloting (the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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