unmoor
unmoor · unmoors · unmoored · unmooring
To unfix or unsecureTo unfix or unsecure (a moored boat).
» We may have to unmoor from the anchors and head into the wind under power.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To unfix or unsecure (a moored boat).
(figuratively, transitive)To set free or loose.
(intransitive)To weigh anchor.
Examples
2 sentencesWe may have to unmoor from the anchors and head into the wind under power.
The sailors have unmoored the vessel from the dock, freed themselves from the land, to rejoin the sea.
Origin
From un- + moor.From un- + moor.
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Forms
unmoors, unmooring, unmoored, unmooredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle