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bail - remove (water) from a vessel with a container undress, disinvest, divest, strip - remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" ...
22. Naut. to give slightly at the joints, as a vessel under strain at sea. v.t. 23. to use, manage, or operate (an apparatus, contrivance, etc.). 24. to bring about (any result) by or as if by work or effort: to work a change. 25. to manipulate or treat by labor: ...
...a good deal of responsibility there, when you stand with your hand on thethrottleof a fast express, knowing that the lives of the passengers are in your hand. There's a good deal of pride, too, in steering a vessel through a dangerous channel or in a stormy sea; there's a thri...
She put off her shoes with a sigh of relief. to start out, as on a voyage: We packed a picnic lunch and put off for the little island in the middle of the lake. to launch (a boat) from shore or from another vessel: They began to put off the lifeboats as the fire spread. ...
to capsize bottom upward; – said of a vessel. [Naut. slang] – To turn under (Agric.), to put, as soil, manure, etc., underneath from the surface by plowing, digging, or the like. – To turn up. (a) To turn so as to bring the bottom side on top; as, to turn up...
Horology.(in a lever escapement) either of the two prongs at the end of the lever fork guarding against overbanking when the guard pin is in the crescent. verb (used with object) to cuckold. to butt or gore with the horns. Shipbuilding.to set up (a frame or bulkhead of a vessel bei...
His own prize, / Whom formerly he had in battle won. (military, nautical) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything off...
or the world they’re living in. This parallel of two dual narratives progressing side by side is what makes allegorical stories so powerful. By using made-up people, places, and problems as a vessel for a meaningful conversation about the world we live in, the author can write a book wi...
I believe that every argument in favor of what people call a just and necessary war or physical self-defense goes against the letter and spirit of the bible. The bible is the greatest enemy of war, as soon as people start understanding the bible people will stop fighting. Wars go against...