up-anchor
verb/ˌʌp ˈæŋkə(r)/
/ˌʌp ˈæŋkər/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they up-anchor | /ˌʌp ˈæŋkə(r)/ /ˌʌp ˈæŋkər/ |
| he / she / it up-anchors | /ˌʌp ˈæŋkəz/ /ˌʌp ˈæŋkərz/ |
| past simple up-anchored | /ˌʌp ˈæŋkəd/ /ˌʌp ˈæŋkərd/ |
| past participle up-anchored | /ˌʌp ˈæŋkəd/ /ˌʌp ˈæŋkərd/ |
| -ing form up-anchoring | /ˌʌp ˈæŋkərɪŋ/ /ˌʌp ˈæŋkərɪŋ/ |
- (of a ship or its crew) to raise the anchor from the water in order to be ready to sailTopics Transport by waterc2
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