razee
razee noun: an armed ship with its upper deck cut away, and thus reduced to the next inferior rate, such as a seventy-four cut down to a frigate.
Noun
razee (plural razees)
Verb
razee (third-person singular simple present razees, present participle razeeing, simple past and past participle razeed)
- To cut (a ship) down to a smaller number of decks, and thus to an inferior rate or class.
- To trim or abridge by cutting off parts.
- to razee a book, or an article
- "Aye, aye! it was that accursed white whale that razeed me; made a poor pegging lubber of me for ever and a day!"1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “chapter 36”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC
razee meaning in Tamil
razee in Tamil
- குறைகலம்
Forms of razee
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | razees |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | razees |
| present participle | razeeing |
| past participle | razeed |
| past | razeed |
Origin of razee
From French vaisseau rasé, from raser (“to rase, to cut down ships”). See raze and rase (verbs).
Questions about razee
- What does razee mean?
- Razee means an armed ship with its upper deck cut away, and thus reduced to the next inferior rate, such as a seventy-four cut down to a frigate.
- What is razee in Tamil?
- Razee in Tamil is குறைகலம். See Razee meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is razee?
- Razee can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of razee?
- The plural of razee is razees.
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