intransitive. To press, drive, or hasten on: said of a ship (or its crew); in later usage, apparently treated as elliptical for crowd sail (see 9).

intransitive. Of a boat or other waterborne craft (or those on board): to sail, esp. swiftly or easily. In technical use frequently spec.: to…

Of a vessel (hence of its commander or crew): To move swiftly in a certain direction. to shoot to: to ‘shoot’ into the desired position. (Cf. sense…

To sail or move swiftly on the water. Now chiefly (and in technical nautical use exclusively), to run before a gale with little or no sail.

intransitive (†occasionally reflexive). To use one's wings, take flight, fly; occasionally transferred to sail; figurative to ‘fly’, pass swiftly…

intransitive. To sail away as if before a gale. Now rare.

intransitive. To sail swiftly and without impediment, to scud. Also in extended use. Frequently with along.