<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Nautical: The forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong> (used without object)</p><ul><li>To bring the head of a sailing ship closer to or directly into the wind, with sails shaking.</li><li>(Of a sail) To shake from being set too close to the wind: The sail luffed as we put about for port.</li><li>To raise or lower the outer end of the boom of a crane or derrick so as to move its load horizontally.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong> (used with object)</p><ul><li>To set (the helm of a ship) in such a way as to bring the head of the ship into the wind.</li><li>To raise or lower the outer end of (the boom of a crane or derrick).</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>