UNANCHOR

Etymology

Verb

unanchor (third-person singular simple present unanchors, present participle unanchoring, simple past and past participle unanchored)

(transitive) To raise an anchor or to free a vessel from an anchor.

(transitive, by extension) To liberate.

(intransitive) To become loose or physically unattached.

(transitive, GUI) To release from a fixed position and allow to be moved.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*an"chor, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + anchor.]

Definition: To loose from the anchor, as a ship. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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