sail close to the wind (English, verb)
expansion: sail close to the wind (third-person singular simple present sails close to the wind, present participle sailing close to the wind, simple past and past participle sailed close to the wind)
expansion: (intransitive)
Senses:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: To sail in a direction close to that from which the wind is blowing, while still making headway.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To behave in a manner that is on the verge of being dangerous, illegal, or improper.
tags: figuratively
intransitive
Forms:
form: sails close to the wind
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: sailing close to the wind
tags: participle
present
form: sailed close to the wind
tags: participle
past
form: sailed close to the wind
tags: past