moer

/ muːr /

noun

1. the womb

2. a despicable person

3. furious; enraged

verb

1. (tr) to attack (someone or something) violently

Word History and Origins

Origin of moer¹

from Afrikaans, literally: mother

Example Sentences

Evergrande, China’s No.2 developer with 1,300 real estate projects in moer than 280 cities, missed a third round of interest payments on its international bonds this week.

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Van Moer scored nine goals in 57 international appearances and represented Belgium at the 1970 and 1982 World Cups.

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But coach Guy Thys turned to Van Moer for his leadership qualities in the qualifying campaign for the 1980 European Championship in Italy.

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Van Moer was a three-time Belgium player of the year during a 19-year club career, playing for hometown Beveren and then most notably for Antwerp, Standard Liège and Beringen.

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The gap started to decrease when Mohoric and Brent Van Moer dropped their breakaway companions.

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