moor

²moor

verb

Definition of MOOR

transitive verb

: to make fast with or as if with cables, lines, or anchors : anchor

intransitive verb

1

: to secure a boat by mooring : anchor

2

: to be made fast

Examples of MOOR

1. We found a harbor and moored the boat there for the night.
2. The boat was moored alongside the dock.
3. We need to find a place to moor for the night.

Origin of MOOR

Middle English moren; akin to Middle Dutch meren, maren to tie, moor

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to MOOR

Synonyms: anchor, catch, clamp, fix, hitch, fasten, secure, set

Antonyms: loose, loosen, unfasten, unfix, unloose, unloosen

Related Words: embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, stuff, wedge

Near Antonyms: extract, prize, pry, pull, root (out), tear (out), uproot, wrest, yank

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Other Nautical Terms

avast, aweigh, flotsam, jib, keel, lee, port, starboard, stay