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To raise the anchor of a ship or boat prior to getting under way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
Examples
- 1986, Ben Elton et al., Blackadder II, 3: "Potato" - Aah-ahhh! You have a woman’s hand, milord! I’ll wager these dainty pinkies never weighed anchor in a storm. - Well, you’re right there.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: drop anchor
heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: weigh the anchor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: heave, heave up, heft, heft up
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Esperanto:
malankri
— raise the anchor
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Esperanto:
levi la ankron
— raise the anchor
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Faroese:
lætta akker
— raise the anchor
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Finnish:
nostaa ankkuri
— raise the anchor
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French:
lever l'ancre
— raise the anchor
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German:
den Anker lichten
— raise the anchor
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Greek:
σηκώνω άγκυρα
(sikóno ágkyra)
— raise the anchor
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Hebrew:
הֶעֱלָה עֹגֶן
(he'ela ogen)
— raise the anchor
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Hebrew:
הֵרִים עֹגֶן
(herim ogen)
— raise the anchor
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Ido:
desankragar
— raise the anchor
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Italian:
levare l'ancora
— raise the anchor
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Japanese:
抜錨
(batsubyou)
— raise the anchor
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Spanish:
levar anclas
— raise the anchor
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Spanish:
levar
— raise the anchor
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Swedish:
lätta ankar
— raise the anchor
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Turkish:
demir almak
— raise the anchor
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Welsh:
codi angor
— raise the anchor
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Welsh:
dirwyn angor
— raise the anchor