Function: intransitive verb
Date: 1573
1 : to hold back in the early part of a race
2 : to keep a little away from the shore or another ship
3 : to cease work for a time
Function: intransitive verb
Date: 1573
1 : to hold back in the early part of a race
2 : to keep a little away from the shore or another ship
3 : to cease work for a time
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012