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Meaning of unmoor | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. To unfix or unsecure (a moored boat).
    transitive
  2. To set free or loose.
    figuratively, transitive
  3. To weigh anchor.
    intransitive

Equivalents

Svenska kasta loss

Examples

““It would’ve taken him a half-hour to unmoor the boat.””
“When oblivion finally unmoors us.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

unmoored unmooring unmoors unmoralize unmoralizes unmorph

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