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uphelm

uphelm verb: to put the helm to windward.

Verb

uphelm (third-person singular simple present uphelms, present participle uphelming, simple past and past participle uphelmed)

  1. (intransitive) To put the helm to windward.

Forms of uphelm

third-person singular presentuphelms
present participleuphelming
past participleuphelmed
pastuphelmed

Origin of uphelm

From up- + helm.

Words that rhyme with uphelm

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about uphelm

What does uphelm mean?
Uphelm means to put the helm to windward.
What part of speech is uphelm?
Uphelm is a verb.
What is the past tense of uphelm?
The past tense of uphelm is uphelmed.

Words near uphelm in the dictionary

  1. upheavers
  2. upheaves
  3. upheaving
  4. upheavings
  5. upheld
  6. uphelm
  7. uphelms
  8. Uphelya
  9. upher
  10. uphers
  11. uphill

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