English Explanatory Dictionary

weigh anchor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To raise the anchor of a ship or boat prior to getting under way.

Word forms

weigh anchor weighs anchor weighing anchor weighed anchor

Antonyms

drop anchor

Related words

anchor's aweigh
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