"moat" meaning in English

See moat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /məʊt/ [UK], /moʊt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mote.wav [UK] Forms: moat [singular], moats [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A moat is a ditch around a castle.
    Sense id: simple-moat-en-noun-XI-gOgi~

Verb

IPA: /məʊt/ [UK], /moʊt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mote.wav [UK] Forms: moat [canonical], moats [third-person, singular], moated [past], moated [past, participle], moating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you moat a place, you surround that place with a moat.
    Sense id: simple-moat-en-verb-CTbLvAJu
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