moor
verb/mɔː(r)/, /mʊə(r)/
/mʊr/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they moor | /mɔː(r)/, /mʊə(r)/ /mʊr/ |
| he / she / it moors | /mɔːz/, /mʊəz/ /mʊrz/ |
| past simple moored | /mɔːd/, /mʊəd/ /mʊrd/ |
| past participle moored | /mɔːd/, /mʊəd/ /mʊrd/ |
| -ing form mooring | /ˈmɔːrɪŋ/, /ˈmʊərɪŋ/ /ˈmʊrɪŋ/ |
- to attach a boat, ship, etc. to a fixed object or to the land with a rope, or anchor it synonym tie up
- We moored off the north coast of the island.
- moor something (to something) A number of fishing boats were moored to the quay.
Word Originverb late 15th cent.: probably from the Germanic base of Dutch meren.Want to learn more?
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