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    [Verb]  | "sail" 


    1: to travel on water in a ship

    2: yacht

    3: to travel on water by the action of wind upon sails or by other means


    Origin: before 12th century ;

    [Verb]  | "trim" | \ ˈtrim \


    1: to remove by or as if by cutting

    2: to make trim and neat especially by cutting or clipping

    3: to free of excess or extraneous matter by or as if by cutting


    Origin: circa 1521 ;

     Probably from Middle English *trimmen to prepare, put in order, from Old English trymian, trymman to strengthen, arrange, from trum strong, firm; probably akin to Old English trēo tree, wood {mat|tree:1|};

    [Noun]  | "sail" | \ ˈsāl \


    1: an extent of fabric (such as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a ship through water

    2: the sails of a ship

    3: a ship equipped with sails


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English segl; akin to Old High German segal sail;

    [Noun]  | "solar sail" 


    1: a propulsive device for a spacecraft that consists of a flat material (such as aluminized plastic) designed to receive thrust from solar radiation pressure


    Origin: 1958 ;

    [Noun]  | "square sail" | \ ˈskwer-ˌsāl \


    1: a 4-sided sail extended on a yard suspended at the middle from a mast


    Origin: 1600 ;

    [Noun]  | "stud*ding sail" | \ ˈstə-diŋ-ˌsāl \


    1: a light sail set at the side of a principal square sail of a ship in free winds


    Origin: 1549 ;

     Origin unknown;

    [Idiom]  | "take the wind out of someone's sails" 


    1: to cause someone to lose confidence or energy

    [Verb]  | "sails" 


    1: to travel on water in a vessel;


      * e.g., " ... I can't sail when there's any breeze at all because I get seasick easily "





    2: to move or proceed smoothly and readily;


      * e.g., " ... sailed through the latest assignment "





    3: to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air;


      * e.g., " ... a leaf sailed by, carried by the breeze "



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    [Verb]  | "sail" 


    1: to travel on water in a vessel;


      * e.g., " ... I can't sail when there's any breeze at all because I get seasick easily "





    2: to move or proceed smoothly and readily;


      * e.g., " ... sailed through the latest assignment "





    3: to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air;


      * e.g., " ... a leaf sailed by, carried by the breeze "



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    [Verb]  | "trim" 


    1: to achieve a victory over;


      * e.g., " ... a speed skater who consistently trimmed all his competition "





    2: to defeat by a large margin;


      * e.g., " ... they trimmed our team by 40 points "





    3: to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument;


      * e.g., " ... trimmed her bangs "



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    [Noun]  | "sails" 


    1: a journey over water in a vessel;


      * e.g., " ... we went for a brief sail on the bay to relax "



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    [Noun]  | "sail" 


    1: a journey over water in a vessel;


      * e.g., " ... we went for a brief sail on the bay to relax "



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    [Phrase]  | "sails into" 


    1: to criticize harshly and usually publicly;


      * e.g., " ... The customer sailed into the server when the food came out wong. "



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    2: to start work on energetically;


      * e.g., " ... The students sailed into the new assignment right away. "



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    [Phrase]  | "sail into" 


    1: to criticize harshly and usually publicly;


      * e.g., " ... The customer sailed into the server when the food came out wong. "



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    2: to start work on energetically;


      * e.g., " ... The students sailed into the new assignment right away. "



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     [ "Sailing" ]

    1: sailing: (v.) to manhandle the wind as to propel a sailboat on the very edge of catastrophe. see also: insanity, beastlyness, and epic.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude, you wanna go sailing today? It's blowing 35 knots Did you expect me to say anything other than YES? 

     [ "Sailing" ]

    1: The fine art of getting really wet, really cold, going nowhere really fast, while spending large amounts of money

      * e.g.,  ... Sailing owns, though 

     [ "sailing" ]

    1: A sport that includes leaping over centerboard housing every time you tack causing lots of bruises and cuts on your legs; especially in a 420 (by the way - it's a type of boat - nothing to do with pot dumbasses) and if you are lucky enough not to be cut or bruised on your legs you probably have a concussion from being too slow to duck during a tack or gybe.

      * e.g.,  ... Sailing is the best sport EVERRR 

     [ "sailing" ]

    1: The Greatest Sport in the world. Where you sail a boat via the sail catching wind. You can also race sailboats in something called a regatta this is equivelent to a swim meet on a boat, consisting of a number of races where the boat who did the best overall wins the regatta.

      * e.g.,  ... Sailing Rules. Comon Everyone's doing it 

     [ "sail" ]

    1: To all you dumb fucks who think it is sexual, it is a piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a sail boat. Or as a verb it means to go sailing.

      * e.g.,  ... "Do you sail?" 

     [ "Sail" ]

    1: "sail" is a homosexual term that means "wander from gay bar to gay bar, not leaving until you've let someone 'drop anchor' in your butthole".

      * e.g.,  ... J. Dyer has been sailing between Hulas, Angles and The Man Hole all night but hasn't found any takers 

     [ "Sailing" ]

    1: a kool sport, that is on da water

      * e.g.,  ... i am going sailing with my frends 

     [ "sail" ]

    1: A verb describing the act of taking a hit of marijuana.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude, pass the dutch, it's my turn to sail. 

     [ "Sailing" ]

    1: Drinking an abundance of Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum.

      * e.g.,  ... Yo dude, Me and Donald went sailing with the Captain last night!! 

     [ "SAILE" ]

    1: A PERSON WHO IS SAD BUT TRIES TO HIDE IT WITH A SMILE

      * e.g.,  ... OH GOD , THAT FELLOW IS SO SAILE!!!! 

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