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scend
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scend also send  (snd) Nautical
intr.v. scend·ed also send·ed, scend·ing also send·ing, scends also sends
To heave upward on a wave or swell.
n.
The rising movement of a ship on a wave or swell.

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

scend, send [sɛnd] Nautical
vb scends, scending, scended, sends sending, sent
(Transport / Nautical Terms) (of a vessel) to surge upwards in a heavy sea
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the upward heaving of a vessel pitching
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the forward lift given a vessel by the sea
[perhaps from descend or ascend]

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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Verb1.scend - rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged"
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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