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SCEND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scend mean?
• SCEND (verb)
The verb SCEND has 1 sense:
1. rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
Familiarity information: SCEND used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
scend; surge
Context example:
the boats surged
Hypernyms (to "scend" is one way to...):
arise; come up; go up; lift; move up; rise; uprise (move upward)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
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