up-anchor

[ uhp-ang-ker, uhp-ang- ]

/ ˌʌpˈæŋ kər, ˈʌpˌæŋ- /

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verb (used without object)

to weigh anchor.

Nearby words

up to one's ears, up to one's old tricks, up to par, up yours, up-, up-anchor, up-and-comer, up-and-coming, up-and-down, up-and-over, up-and-under

Origin of up-anchor

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Examples from the Web for up-anchor

At high tide the next morning we were to up-anchor and away.
Through the South Seas with Jack London|Martin Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for up-anchor

up-anchor

verb

(intr) nautical to weigh anchor

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