"moor up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: moors up [present, singular, third-person], mooring up [participle, present], moored up [participle, past], moored up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} moor up (third-person singular simple present moors up, present participle mooring up, simple past and past participle moored up)
  1. (intransitive, nautical) To cast anchor or become fastened. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-moor_up-en-verb-1k0SY11Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (transitive, nautical) To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-moor_up-en-verb-H5S7LbKx Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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