cast anchor in English

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "weigh anchor"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "casts anchor",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "casting anchor",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cast anchor",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cast anchor",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "cast<,,cast> anchor"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "To drop anchor or otherwise moor a ship."
      ],
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          "nautical"
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        [
          "drop anchor",
          "drop anchor"
        ],
        [
          "moor",
          "moor"
        ],
        [
          "ship",
          "ship"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) To drop anchor or otherwise moor a ship."
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "cast off"
        }
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To take up a position."
      ],
      "id": "en-cast_anchor-en-verb-WvUepCLv",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) To take up a position."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cast anchor"
}

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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "weigh anchor"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "casts anchor",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "casting anchor",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cast anchor",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cast anchor",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "cast<,,cast> anchor"
      },
      "expansion": "cast anchor (third-person singular simple present casts anchor, present participle casting anchor, simple past and past participle cast anchor)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "cast off"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Nautical"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To drop anchor or otherwise moor a ship."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "drop anchor",
          "drop anchor"
        ],
        [
          "moor",
          "moor"
        ],
        [
          "ship",
          "ship"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) To drop anchor or otherwise moor a ship."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To take up a position."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) To take up a position."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cast anchor"
}

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"cast anchor" meaning in English

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