moor up

verb

To cast anchor or become fastened.

“We have to moor up for the night.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person moors up · participle present mooring up · participle past moored up · past moored up

  1. intransitivenauticalTo cast anchor or become fastened.

    We have to moor up for the night.

  2. transitivenauticalTo 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.

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APA

moor up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moor%20up

MLA

“moor up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moor%20up. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moor up,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moor%20up.

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