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right the ship

right the ship verb: to correct a process that is not proceeding properly.

Verb

right the ship (third-person singular simple present rights the ship, present participle righting the ship, simple past and past participle righted the ship)

  1. (figuratively) To correct a process that is not proceeding properly.

Synonyms of right the ship

Forms of right the ship

third-person singular presentrights the ship
present participlerighting the ship
past participlerighted the ship
pastrighted the ship

Questions about right the ship

What does right the ship mean?
Right the ship means to correct a process that is not proceeding properly.
What part of speech is right the ship?
Right the ship is a verb.
What is the past tense of right the ship?
The past tense of right the ship is righted the ship.

Words near right the ship in the dictionary

  1. right sides
  2. right smart
  3. right stochastic matrices
  4. right stochastic matrix
  5. right stuff
  6. right the ship
  7. right to be forgotten
  8. right to bear arms
  9. right to choose
  10. right to die
  11. right to keep and bear arms

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