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SAIL Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word sail. (opposite meanings)
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anchor
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

• a central cohesive source of support and stability

• a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

verb

• fix firmly and stably

• secure a vessel with an anchor

dock
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

• any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

• a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

• a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

• landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out

• the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair

• a short or shortened tail of certain animals

verb

• come into dock

• deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

• deduct from someone's wages

• remove or shorten the tail of an animal

• maneuver into a dock

drag
nounn
noun

• the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

• something that slows or delays progress

• something tedious and boring

• clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)

• a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

• the act of dragging (pulling with force)

verb

• pull, as against a resistance

• draw slowly or heavily

• force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

• move slowly and as if with great effort

• to lag or linger behind

• suck in or take (air)

• use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it

• walk without lifting the feet

• search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

• persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting

• proceed for an extended period of time

drive
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of applying force to propel something

• a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• a road leading up to a private house

• the trait of being highly motivated

• hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

• the act of driving a herd of animals overland

• a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

• a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

• (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium

• a wide scenic road planted with trees

• (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

verb

• operate or control a vehicle

• travel or be transported in a vehicle

• cause someone or something to move by driving

• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

• to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly

• cause to move back by force or influence

• compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment

• push, propel, or press with force

• cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• move into a desired direction of discourse

• have certain properties when driven

• work as a driver

• move by being propelled by a force

• urge forward

• proceed along in a vehicle

• strike with a driver, as in teeing off

• hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally

• excavate horizontally

• cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling

• (hunting) search for game

• (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground

halt
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• the event of something ending

• an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

adjective satellite

• disabled in the feet or legs

verb

• cause to come to an abrupt stop

• come to a halt, stop moving

• stop from happening or developing

• stop the flow of a liquid

haul
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of drawing or hauling something

• the quantity that was caught

verb

• draw slowly or heavily

• transport in a vehicle

moor
nounn
noun

• open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

• one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century

verb

• secure in or as if in a berth or dock

• come into or dock at a wharf

• secure with cables or ropes

motor
nounn
noun

• machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

• a nonspecific agent that imparts motion

adjective satellite

• conveying information to the muscles from the CNS

• causing or able to cause motion

verb

• travel or be transported in a vehicle

park
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

• Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806)

• a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

• a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)

• a lot where cars are parked

• a gear position that acts as a parking brake

verb

• place temporarily

• maneuver a vehicle into a parking space

tow
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope

verb

• drag behind

Alternatives for ANCHOR

Alternatives for DOCK

Alternatives for DRAG

Alternatives for DRIVE

Alternatives for HALT

Alternatives for HAUL

Alternatives for MOOR

Alternatives for MOTOR

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