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moor

verb, noun

/mʊər/

Meaning

As a verb: to tie a ship so that it stays in place. As a noun: open, uncultivated land.

The sailors moored the ship at the dock.

anchor, dock, tie, secure, heath

release, free

moor a boat, moor the ship, wide moorland

To hit someone or something with the palm of the hand.

to move in an energetic or noisy manner; busy activity in a place

To cut or scoop out a deep hole or groove; to overcharge unfairly.

to make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource); to use someone unfairly for one’s own adva...

to lose strength or interest; to become dull or tiresome; also a cloth spread over a coffin

to fail to hit, reach, or meet; to feel the absence of someone or something