See take on water on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2012 January 31, Charlie Cooper, Simon Rice, “How six would-be record-breakers ended up in seriously deep water”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 2016-01-08:",
"text": "The skipper, Matt Craughwell, said their boat had begun to take on water after being tossed, stern upwards, by huge waves.",
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"To slowly fill with water, as due to a leak or being washed by high waves; to begin to sink."
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"(of a ship, boat, or other watercraft) To slowly fill with water, as due to a leak or being washed by high waves; to begin to sink."
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"sense": "to fill with water",
"word": "meter água"
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"ref": "1994 January 2, Peter Passell, “Clear Today; Tomorrow, Who Knows?; Catch '94”, in New York Times, retrieved 2016-01-08:",
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"ref": "2012 June 22, Jennifer Rubin, “Why defend Obama’s abuse of executive privilege?”, in Washington Post, retrieved 2016-01-08:",
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"ref": "2014 March 26, Mike Ozanian, “Baseball Team Values 2014 Led By New York Yankees At $2.5 Billion”, in Forbes, retrieved 2016-01-08:",
"text": "The team refinanced $250 million of debt and is no longer taking on water under the leadership of GM Sandy Alderson.",
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