†b.Nautical. to seek up for: to ‘bear up for’, sail towards. Obsolete. rare.
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society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > direct or manage ship [verb (transitive)] > set a ship's course > sail towards or head for
to seek up14..
to bear up1582
to stand for ——a1594
to seek up for1632
1632 W. LithgowTotall Disc. Trav.ii. 44 The tempest increasing.., we were constrained to seeke vp for the Port.