scend

scend

also send  (sĕnd)Nautical

intr.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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[Probably alteration (influenced by descend or ascend) of send.]

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scend

(sɛnd) nautical or

send

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.

[1615–25; perhaps by aphesis from ascend, descend]

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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

Imperative

scend

scend

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

scend - rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged" surge go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

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