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sail vs wear round

wear round vs sail

sail is a noun but wear round is not a noun.

sail and wear round both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sail Yes No Yes No
wear round No No Yes No
As verbs, wear round is a hyponym of sail; that is, wear round is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sail:
  • sail: travel on water propelled by wind
  • wear round: turn into the wind
Other hyponyms of sail include run, luff, point, weather, beat, rack, scud, outpoint, tack, wear ship, change course, gybe, jib, jibe.
sail (noun) wear round (noun)
an ocean trip taken for pleasure
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
any structure that resembles a sail
sail (verb) wear round (verb)
travel on water propelled by wind turn into the wind
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
Difference between sail and wear round

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