To put to sea

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(Naut.)

to set sail; to begin a voyage; to advance into the ocean.

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put sail sea			Several had departure signals, and were preparing to put to sea at morning tide; for in this immense and admirable port there is not one day in a hundred that vessels do not set out for every quarter of the globe. Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context The men had built a boat from the wreckage of the galleon, but having no idea where the island was located they had not dared to put to sea. Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context			To put one one's mettle To put one's back up To put one's foot down To put one's foot in one's mouth To put one's legs under some one's mahogany To put one's nose out of joint To put one's nose to the grindstone To put one's self upon the country To put out of court To put out of the way To put over To put stress upon To put the best foot foremost To put the cart before the horse To put the comether on To put the great seal into commission To put the hand unto To put the kibosh on To put the last hand to To put the screws on To put to flight To put to grass To put to nurse To put to one's trumps To put to rout To put to sea To put to shame To put to the blush To put to the rack To put to the sword To put under the screw To put up To put up the spout To put up to To put up with To quit cost To quit scores To rack one's brains To raise a blockade To raise a check To raise a siege To raise Cain To raise dust To raise steam To raise the horn To raise the wind To rake out To rake up To rap and ren To rap and rend To rape and ren			To put one's back up To put one's foot down To put one's foot in one's mouth To put one's legs under some one's mahogany To put one's nose out of joint To put one's nose to the grindstone To put one's self upon the country To put out of court To put out of the way To put over To put stress upon To put the best foot foremost To put the cart before the horse To put the comether on To put the great seal into commission To put the hand unto To put the kibosh on To put the last hand to To put the screws on To put to flight To put to grass To put to nurse To put to one's trumps To put to rout To put to sea To put to shame To put to the blush To put to the rack To put to the sword to put too fine a point on it To put under the screw To put up To put up the spout To put up to To put up with To quarter To quit cost To quit scores To rack one's brains To raise a blockade To raise a check To raise a siege To raise Cain To raise dust To raise steam To raise the horn To raise the wind To rake out To rake up

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