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fill away

verb

Definitions

  1. Let the wind fill the sails of a sailing ship and start sailing.

    • It was just dinner-time when we filled away; and the steward, taking a few bunches of onions for the cabin, gave the rest to us, with a bottle of vinegar.
    • "It appears that you have used the boat without authority, and permitted her to be taken from you by a parcel of boys. I will see you at my house this evening. You may fill away, Ernest , if you are ready."
    • Using this as a snubbing line allows your boat to drift clear of the others and fill away.

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