(firearms) A device placed at the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the recoil energy by redirecting the escaping gases.

An awl with a blade similar to a small, straight screwdriver; used for making holes, especially in wood to take screws.

A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.

Scholarly.

(nautical) to brace the ship's yards on the opposite tack when going about

(nautical, dated) To bring the foreyards flat aback to stop the ship.

(nautical) to bring the yards in opposite directions on different masts when doing certain maneuvers

(nautical) The time taken for a sail to shake or shiver twice as a ship comes into the wind. / (idiomatic) A very short time.

(nautical) to bring the yards around to make the smallest possible angle with the fore and aft line when sailing close-hauled

(nautical) to bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails to slow the ship