Luff

v. turn a ship toward the wind (Nautical)

n. (Nautical) forward edge of a sail; wide part near the bow of a boat

Luff has two separate, but closely related, sailing-related meanings.The first, a noun, luff, is the name for a particular part of a sail.The second, a verb (to luff, etc), refers to when a sailing vessel is steered far enough to windward, or the sheet controlling a sail is eased so far past optimal trim, that the sail is no longer completely filled by the wind (the luff of the sail is usually where this first becomes evident). This is not always done in error; for example, the sails will luff when the bow of the boat passes through the direction of the wind as the sailboat is tacked.
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Noun
1. sailing close to the wind
(hypernym) sailing
Verb
1. sail close to the wind
(synonym) point
(hypernym) sail
(classification) navigation, pilotage, piloting
2. flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed"
(hypernym) roll, undulate, flap, wave

(v. i.)
To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to turn the tiller so as to make the vessel sail nearer the wind.
  

(n.)
The side of a ship toward the wind.
  

(n.)
The roundest part of a ship's bow.
  

(n.)
The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.
  

(n.)
The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
  

v. a.
جہاز کا منہ ہوا کي طرف پھيرنا
luff
n.
1.
ہوا کا رخ
2.
ہتيلي