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WEIGH ANCHOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does weigh anchor mean?
• WEIGH ANCHOR (verb)
The verb WEIGH ANCHOR has 1 sense:
1. heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing
Familiarity information: WEIGH ANCHOR used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
weigh anchor; weigh the anchor
Hypernyms (to "weigh anchor" is one way to...):
heave; heave up; heft; heft up (lift or elevate)
Sentence frames:
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