luff,
point flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed"
weather change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut"
beat come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
sail -
traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
journey,
travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
sail -
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
journey,
travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
cruise sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean"
sail -
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
swan sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains"
brush,
sweep remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections"
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Wiktionary
Substantiv
sail -
A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
sail -
The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use this power for travel or transport.
