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

sail \sail\, n. oe. seil, as. segel, segl; akin to d. zeil,
   ohg. segal, g.  sw. segel, icel. segl, dan. seil. root
   153.
   1. an extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the
      wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels
      through the water.
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            behoves him now both sail and oar.    --milton.
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   2. anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail.
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   3. a wing; a van. poetic
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            like an eagle soaring
            to weather his broad sails.           --spenser.
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   4. the extended surface of the arm of a windmill.
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   5. a sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.
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   note: in this sense, the plural has usually the same form as
         the singular; as, twenty sail were in sight.
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   6. a passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon
      the water.
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   note: sails are of two general kinds, fore-and-aft sails,
         and square sails. square sails are always bent to
         yards, with their foot lying across the line of the
         vessel. fore-and-aft sails are set upon stays or gaffs
         with their foot in line with the keel. a fore-and-aft
         sail is triangular, or quadrilateral with the after
         leech longer than the fore leech. square sails are
         quadrilateral, but not necessarily square. see phrases
         under fore, a., and square, a.; also, bark,
         brig, schooner, ship, stay.
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   sail burton naut., a purchase for hoisting sails aloft
      for bending.

   sail fluke zool., the whiff.

   sail hook, a small hook used in making sails, to hold the
      seams square.

   sail loft, a loft or room where sails are cut out and made.
      

   sail room naut., a room in a vessel where sails are
      stowed when not in use.

   sail yard naut., the yard or spar on which a sail is
      extended.

   shoulder-of-mutton sail naut., a triangular sail of
      peculiar form. it is chiefly used to set on a boat's mast.
      

   to crowd sail. naut. see under crowd.

   to loose sails naut., to unfurl or spread sails.

   to make sail naut., to extend an additional quantity of
      sail.

   to set a sail naut., to extend or spread a sail to the
      wind.

   to set sail naut., to unfurl or spread the sails; hence,
      to begin a voyage.

   to shorten sail naut., to reduce the extent of sail, or
      take in a part.

   to strike sail naut., to lower the sails suddenly, as in
      saluting, or in sudden gusts of wind; hence, to
      acknowledge inferiority; to abate pretension.

   under sail, having the sails spread.
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see also:
fore-and-aft sails square sails fore square bark brig 
schooner ship stay sail burton sail fluke 
sail hook sail loft sail room sail yard shoulder-of-mutton sail 
to crowd sail crowd to loose sails to make sail to set a sail 
to set sail to shorten sail to strike sail under sail 

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

strike \strike\, v. t. imp. struck; p. p. struck,
   strickenstroock, strucken, obs.; p. pr.  vb. n.
   striking. struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than
   stricken. oe. striken to strike, proceed, flow, as.
   strimaccan to go, proceed, akin to d. strijken to rub,
   stroke, strike, to move, go, g. streichen, ohg.
   strimachhan, l. stringere to touch lightly, to graze, to
   strip off but perhaps not to l. stringere in sense to draw
   tight, striga a row, a furrow. cf. streak, stroke.
   1. to touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or
      with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either
      with the hand or with any instrument or missile.
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            he at philippi kept
            his sword e'en like a dancer; while i struck
            the lean and wrinkled cassius.        --shak.
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   2. to come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet
      struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship
      struck a reef.
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   3. to give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a
      force to; to dash; to cast.
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            they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the
            two sideposts.                        --ex. xii. 7.
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            who would be free, themselves must strike the blow.
                                                  --byron.
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   4. to stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike
      coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.
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   5. to thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in
      the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep.
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   6. to punish; to afflict; to smite.
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            to punish the just is not good, nor strike princes
            for equity.                           --prov. xvii.
                                                  26.
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   7. to cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or
      notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve;
      the drums strike up a march.
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   8. to lower; to let or take down; to remove; as, to strike
      sail; to strike a flag or an ensign, as in token of
      surrender; to strike a yard or a topmast in a gale; to
      strike a tent; to strike the centering of an arch.
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   9. to make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow; to affect
      sensibly with some strong emotion; as, to strike the mind,
      with surprise; to strike one with wonder, alarm, dread, or
      horror.
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            nice works of art strike and surprise us most on the
            first view.                           --atterbury.
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            they please as beauties, here as wonders strike.
                                                  --pope.
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   10. to affect in some particular manner by a sudden
       impression or impulse; as, the plan proposed strikes me
       favorably; to strike one dead or blind.
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             how often has stricken you dumb with his irony
                                                  --landor.
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   11. to cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a
       stroke; as, to strike a light.
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             waving wide her myrtle wand,
             she strikes a universal peace through sea and land.
                                                  --milton.
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   12. to cause to ignite; as, to strike a match.
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   13. to make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain.
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   note: probably borrowed from the l. foedus ferrire, to strike
         a compact, so called because an animal was struck and
         killed as a sacrifice on such occasions.
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   14. to take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money.
       old slang
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   15. to level, as a measure of grain, salt, or the like, by
       scraping off with a straight instrument what is above the
       level of the top.
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   16. masonry to cut off, as a mortar joint, even with the
       face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
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   17. to hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as, my eye struck a
       strange word; they soon struck the trail.
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   18. to borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck
       a friend for five dollars. slang
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   19. to lade into a cooler, as a liquor. --b. edwards.
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   20. to stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
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             behold, i thought, he will . . . strike his hand
             over the place, and recover the leper. --2 kings v.
                                                  11.
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   21. to advance; to cause to go forward; -- used only in past
       participle. "well struck in years." --shak.
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   to strike an attitude, to strike a balance. see under
      attitude, and balance.

   to strike a jury law, to constitute a special jury
      ordered by a court, by each party striking out a certain
      number of names from a prepared list of jurors, so as to
      reduce it to the number of persons required by law.
      --burrill.

   to strike a lead.
       a mining to find a vein of ore.
       b fig.: to find a way to fortune. colloq.

   to strike a ledger or to strike an account, to balance
      it.

   to strike hands with.
       a to shake hands with. --halliwell.
       b to make a compact or agreement with; to agree with.
           

   to strike off.
       a to erase from an account; to deduct; as, to strike
           off the interest of a debt.
       b print. to impress; to print; as, to strike off a
           thousand copies of a book.
       c to separate by a blow or any sudden action; as, to
           strike off what is superfluous or corrupt.

   to strike oil, to find petroleum when boring for it;
      figuratively, to make a lucky hit financially. slang,
      u.s.

   to strike one luck, to shake hands with one and wish good
      luck. obs. --beau.  fl.

   to strike out.
       a to produce by collision; to force out, as, to strike
           out sparks with steel.
       b to blot out; to efface; to erase. "to methodize is as
           necessary as to strike out." --pope.
       c to form by a quick effort; to devise; to invent; to
           contrive, as, to strike out a new plan of finance.
       d baseball to cause a player to strike out; -- said
           of the pitcher. see to strike out, under strike,
           v. i.

   to strike sail. see under sail.

   to strike up.
       a to cause to sound; to begin to beat. "strike up the
           drums." --shak.
       b to begin to sing or play; as, to strike up a tune.
       c to raise as sheet metal, in making diahes, pans,
           etc., by blows or pressure in a die.

   to strike work, to quit work; to go on a strike.
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see also:
struck stricken stroock strucken striking streak 
stroke to strike an attitude to strike a balance attitude balance 
to strike a jury to strike a lead to strike a ledger to strike an account to strike hands with 
to strike off to strike oil to strike one luck to strike out strike 
to strike sail sail to strike up to strike work 

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