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scend
also send (sĕnd)Nauticalintr.v. scend·ed, scend·ing, scends also send·ed or send·ing or sends
To heave upward on a wave or swell.
n.
The rising movement of a ship on a wave or swell.
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scend
(sɛnd) nautical orsend
vb, scends, scending, scended, sends, sending or sent
(Nautical Terms) (of a vessel) to surge upwards in a heavy sea
n
1. (Nautical Terms) the upward heaving of a vessel pitching
2. (Nautical Terms) the forward lift given a vessel by the sea
[C17: perhaps from descend or ascend]
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scend
or send
(sɛnd)v.i.
1. (of a vessel) to heave in a swell.
n. 2. the heaving motion of a vessel.
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scend
- As a noun, it is the surge of a wave or the sea; as a verb, it means to pitch or surge up in a heavy sea.See also related terms for wave.
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scend
Past participle: scended
Gerund: scending
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| Verb | 1. | scend - rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged" |
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