un moor
verb (used with object)
1.
to loose (a vessel) from moorings or anchorage.
2.
to bring to the state of riding with a single anchor after being moored by two or more.
verb (used without object)
3.
(of a vessel) to become unmoored.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to weigh the anchor or drop the mooring of (a vessel) |
| 2. | (tr) to reduce the mooring of (a vessel) to one anchor |
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