unanchor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To raise an anchor or to free a vessel from an anchor.
  2. To liberate.
  3. To become loose or physically unattached.
  4. To release from a fixed position and allow to be moved.

Word forms

unanchor unanchors unanchoring unanchored

Etymology

From un- + anchor.

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