All motoring synonyms
mo·tor·ing
M m verb motoring
- cast off — If you cast off something, you get rid of it because it is no longer necessary or useful to you, or because it is harmful to you.
- set sail — an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- make headway — forward movement; progress in a forward direction: The ship's headway was slowed by the storm.
- put to sea — the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- skirr — to go rapidly; fly; scurry.
- cover ground — to move or traverse a certain distance
- get through — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- knock around — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- overnight — for or during the night: to stay overnight.
- set forth — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- set out — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- make one's way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.