| mast | |
| 1. n. A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, the sails on a ship, flags, floodlights, or communications equipment such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wire | |
| 2. n. (naval) A non-judicial punishment ("NJP") disciplinary hearing under which a commanding officer studies and disposes of cases involving those under his command. | |
| 3. v. To supply and fit a mast to a ship | |
| 4. n. The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals. | |
| 5. v. (of swine and other animals) To feed on forest seed or fruit. | |
| 6. v. (agriculture, forestry, ecology, of a population of plants) To vary fruit and seed production in multi-year cycles. | |
