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moor

2  [moor]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to secure (a ship, boat, dirigible, etc.) in a particular place, as by cables and anchors or by lines.
2. to fix firmly; secure.
–verb (used without object)
3. to moor a ship, small boat, etc.
4. to be made secure by cables or the like.
–noun
5. the act of mooring.
Origin:
1485–95; earlier more, akin to OE mǣrels- in mǣrelsrāp rope for mooring a ship; see marline
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moor 1   (mŏŏr)   
v.   moored, moor·ing, moors

v.   tr.
  1. To make fast (a vessel, for example) by means of cables, anchors, or lines: moor a ship to a dock; a dirigible moored to a tower.
  2. To fix in place; secure. See Synonyms at fasten.
v.   intr.
  1. To secure a vessel or an aircraft with lines or anchors.
  2. To be secured with lines or anchors: The freighter moored alongside the wharf.

[Middle English moren.]
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