It means to grow things off a ship to lighten its load
Explanation:
because they are used to carry goods,etcc
Answer: This is the definition and antonyms for this word :)
Explanation:
mi·nute1
/ˈminit/
See definitions in:
All
Horology
Measure
Astronomy
Geometry
noun
noun: minute; plural noun: minutes; noun: arc minute; plural noun: arc minutes; noun: minute of arc; plural noun: minutes of arc
1.
a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.
"he stood in the shower for twenty minutes"
the distance covered in sixty seconds by someone driving or walking.
"the hotel is situated just ten minutes from the center of the resort"
INFORMAL
a very short time.
"come and sit down for a minute"
Similar:
moment
short time
little while
second
bit
instant
sec
nanosecond
jiffy
jiff
tick
mo
two ticks
an instant or a point of time.
"she had been laughing one minute and crying the next"
Similar:
point in time
point
moment
instant
time
juncture
stage
INFORMAL•US
a period of time; a while.
"I hadn't been to Manhattan in a minute"
2.
a sixtieth of a degree of angular measurement (symbol: ʹ).
"Delta Lyrae is a double star with a separation of over 10 minutes of arc"
