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set sail
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set sail
begin, blast away, blast off, clap on, commence, crack on, dive in, fall to, get to, give her beans, go ahead, head into, hoist sail, jump off, kick off, make sail, pack on, pack on sail, pitch in, plunge into, put on sail, send off, set about, set in, set out, set to, spread sail, square away, square the yards, start, start in, start off, start out, take off, trim sail, turn toROGET THESAURUS
set sail
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VB sail, put to sea, take ship, get under way, set sail, spread sail, spread canvas, gather way, have way on, make sail, carry sail, plow the waves, plow the deep, plow the main, plow the ocean, walk the waters, navigate, warp, luff, scud, boom, kedge, drift, course, cruise, coast, hug the shore, hug the land, circumnavigate, ply the oar, row, paddle, pull, scull, punt, steam, swim, float, buffet the waves, ride the storm, skim, effleurer, dive, wade, fly, be wafted, hover, soar, flutter, jet, orbit, rocket, take wing, take a flight, take off, ascend, blast off, land, alight, wing one's flight, wing one's way, aviate, parachute, jump, glide.For further exploring for "set sail" in Webster Dictionary Online