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run a bathTo fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.Rate it:

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run agroundFor a vessel to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.Rate it:

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saddleA small tapered/sloped area structure that helps channel surface water to drains.Rate it:

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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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shroudOne of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate.Rate it:

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sitim haustu gelidae aquae sedareto slake one's thirst by a draught of cold water.Rate it:

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sleep with the fishesTo be killed and have one's body disposed off in the sea or other body of water.Rate it:

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slick backTo make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.Rate it:

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slick downTo make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.Rate it:

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splash downThe act of landing in water.Rate it:

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splash downTo land in water.Rate it:

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summa aquathe surface of the water.Rate it:

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thar she blowsAlternative form of there she blows; something someone shouts when they see a whale shooting water through its spout above the waterline. Then they point to where they saw it.Rate it:

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tremper son vinTo water one’s wine.Rate it:

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un brave à trois poilsThe bravest of the brave; A hero of the first water.Rate it:

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victory at seaOcean conditions very windblown and messy, possibly to the point of being inimical to surfing and other water sports.Rate it:

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votre vin est trop catholiqueYour wine is too weak, (i.e. baptised with water).Rate it:

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wash awayTo eliminate, or destroy by fast moving water, such as in a flood, or a high sea.Rate it:

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wash outTo wear away by the flow of water; to erode.Rate it:

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wash overOf open water. To surge over the banks, or other retaining structure.Rate it:

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wash upTo be carried on to land by water.Rate it:

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watered-downDiluted; containing extra water.Rate it:

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watered-downdiluted; containing extra waterRate it:

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watering holeA depression in which water collects and where animals come to drink.Rate it:

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watery graveDeath via drowning in a body of water.Rate it:

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whitewashA lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.Rate it:

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wring outTo squeeze a wet material, either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water.Rate it:

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多喝熱水Drink more hot water. / Drink plenty of hot water.Rate it:

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竹篮打水"wild-goose chase", using a wicker basket to draw water; wasted effort. Alternatively: 竹篮打水一场空.Rate it:

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