Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weigh anchor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
weigh an-chor
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To raise the anchor of a ship or boat prior to getting under way.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

weighs anchor (present, singular) weighing anchor (participle, present) weighed anchor (participle, past) weighed anchor (past)

Phrases

anchor's aweigh

Frequently Paired Words

anchor's aweigh

Synonyms

weigh the anchor

Antonyms

drop anchor

Questions

What does weigh anchor mean?
To raise the anchor of a ship or boat prior to getting under way.

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