scend

n. & v. Naut.
—n.
1 the impulse given by a wave or waves (scend of the sea).
2 a plunge of a vessel.
—v.intr. (of a vessel) plunge or pitch owing to the impulse of a wave.
Etymology: alt. f. SEND or DESCEND

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verb

rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave

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the boats surged

• Syn: ↑surge

• Derivationally related forms: ↑surge (for: ↑surge)

• Hypernyms:

↑rise, ↑lift, ↑arise, ↑move up, ↑go up, ↑come up, ↑uprise

• Verb Frames:

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Something ——s

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Something is ——ing PP

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I. \\ˈsend\ intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)

Etymology: alteration (influenced by ascend) of send

: to rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force (as waves in a seaway) — used especially of a ship; compare pitch

II. noun (-s)

1. : an upward movement or displacement (as of a ship in a seaway)

2. : the lift of a wave : send

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/send/, Naut.

v.i. (of a vessel)

1. to heave in a swell.

2. to lurch forward from the motion of a heavy sea.

n.

3. the heaving motion of a vessel.

4. the forward impulse imparted by the motion of a sea against a vessel.

Also, send.

[1615-25; cf. SEND²; perh. aph. var. of ASCEND, DESCEND]

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scend «sehnd», verb, noun.

–v.i.

(of a ship) to lurch upward on the swell of a wave.

–n.

a sudden upward heave on the swell of a wave. Also, send.

╂[spelling variant of send]

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[send] 1.

(also send) archaic n. the push or surge created by a wave

■ a pitching or surging movement of a vessel

2.

v. [intrans.] (of a vessel) pitch or surge up in a heavy sea

Origin:

late 15th cent. (as a verb): alteration of I or descend. The noun dates from the early 18th cent

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scend, 'scend

var. ff. send n.² and v.² (Naut.).