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ALL meanings of mast

mast
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  • noun mast on ship 1
  • noun mast pole 1
  • noun mast low quality fruit 1
  • transitive verb mast put masts on 1
  • noun mast A tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat, in sailing vessels generally carrying a sail or sails. 1
  • noun mast the fruit of the oak and beech or other forest trees, used as food for hogs and other animals. 1
  • verb with object mast to provide with a mast or masts. 1
  • idioms mast before the mast, Nautical. as an unlicensed sailor: He served several years before the mast. 1
  • noun mast A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, the sails on a ship, flags, floodlights, or communications equipment such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires. 0
  • countable noun mast The masts of a boat are the tall upright poles that support its sails. 0
  • noun mast (naval) A non-judicial punishment ("NJP") disciplinary hearing under which a commanding officer studies and disposes of cases involving those under his command. 0
  • countable noun mast A radio mast is a tall upright structure that is used to transmit radio or television signals. 0
  • noun mast The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals. 0
  • noun mast any vertical spar for supporting sails, rigging, flags, etc, above the deck of a vessel or any components of such a composite spar 0
  • verb mast To supply and fit a mast to a ship. 0
  • noun mast any sturdy upright pole used as a support 0
  • verb mast (of swine and other animals) To feed on forest seed or fruit. 0
  • noun mast a hearing conducted by the captain of a vessel into minor offences of the crew 0
  • verb mast (agriculture, forestry, ecology, of a population of plants) To vary fruit and seed production in multi-year cycles. 0
  • verb mast to equip with a mast or masts 0
  • noun mast the fruit of forest trees, such as beech, oak, etc, used as food for pigs 0
  • noun mast a tall spar or, now often, a hollow metal structure, sometimes in sections, rising vertically from the keel or deck of a vessel and used to support the sails, yards, radar and radio equipment, etc. 0
  • noun mast a specified section of this 0
  • noun mast any vertical pole, as in a crane or derrick 0
  • noun mast a metal post for the support of a radio aerial or television antenna 0
  • noun mast a summary session held by the commanding officer to try minor offenses, hear requests, or give commendations 0
  • verb transitive mast to put a mast or masts on 0
  • noun mast beechnuts, acorns, chestnuts, etc., esp. as food for hogs 0
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