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moors up

moors up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of moor up.

Meaning of moor up

Verb

moor up (third-person singular simple present moors up, present participle mooring up, simple past and past participle moored up)

  1. (intransitive) To cast anchor or become fastened.
    • We have to moor up for the night.
  2. (transitive) 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
    • All the fleet was moored up in harbour.

Questions about moors up

What is moors up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Moors up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of moor up.

Words near moors up in the dictionary

  1. Mooroopna North
  2. Mooroopna North West
  3. moorpan
  4. Moorpark
  5. moors
  6. moors up
  7. Moorside
  8. moorsman
  9. moorsmen
  10. Moorsom
  11. Moorsoms

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