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n.
1) to build; refit a ~
2) to christen; launch a ~
3) to navigate; sail a ~
4) to scuttle; sink; torpedo a ~
5) to abandon ~ (when it is sinking)
6) to jump ~ ('to desert from a ~'s crew')
7) to raise a sunken ~
8) to load; unload a ~
9) a battle~; capital; hospital; merchant; oceangoing; passenger; rocket; sailing ~; space~; steam~; supply ~; war~; weather ~
10) a ~ heaves; pitches; rolls
11) ( misc. ) to board a ~; to disembark from a ~; to run a tight ~ ('to operate efficiently')
USAGE NOTE: The term rocket ~ is now used chiefly in science fiction. The terms spacecraft and space vehicle are now used for the real thing. The term space~ is sometimes used for 'manned spacecraft'.
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v. ( A ) they have ~ped the merchandise to us; or: they have ~ped us the merchandise