[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sail \sail\, v. i. imp.  p. p. sailed; p. pr.  vb. n.
   sailing. as. segelian, seglian. see sail, n.
   1. to be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind
      upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body
      of water by the action of steam or other power.
      1913 webster

   2. to move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a
      water fowl.
      1913 webster

   3. to be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as,
      they sailed from london to canton.
      1913 webster

   4. to set sail; to begin a voyage.
      1913 webster

   5. to move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air
      without apparent exertion, as a bird.
      1913 webster

            as is a winged messenger of heaven, . . .
            when he bestrides the lazy pacing clouds,
            and sails upon the bosom of the air.  --shak.
      1913 webster
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sailed sailing sail 

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