Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

right the ship

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables
right the -ship
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To correct a process that is not proceeding properly.

Inflected Forms

rights the ship (present, singular) righting the ship (participle, present) righted the ship (participle, past) righted the ship (past)

Phrases

set aright set right bilge pump even keel tight ship

Frequently Paired Words

set aright set right bilge pump even keel tight ship

Synonyms

put right steady the ship

Questions

What does right the ship mean?
To correct a process that is not proceeding properly.

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