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Meaning of 'moor' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Moor [ n.]
- One of a mixed race inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, and Tripoli, chiefly along the coast and in towns.
- Any individual of the swarthy races of Africa or Asia which have adopted the Mohammedan religion.
- An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath.
- A game preserve consisting of moorland.
2 . Moor [ v. i.]
- To cast anchor; to become fast.
3 . Moor [ v. t.]
- To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains; as, the vessel was moored in the stream; they moored the boat to the wharf.
- Fig.: To secure, or fix firmly.

Meaning of 'moor' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . moor [ v]
Meaning (1):
- secure with cables or ropes
Example in sentence:
  • moor the boat
Meaning (2):
- come into or dock at a wharf
Example in sentence:
  • the big ship wharfed in the evening
Meaning (3):
- secure in or as if in a berth or dock
Example in sentence:
  • tie up the boat

Nearby Words:

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