1. (v. t.) To cause to ride with one anchor less than before, after having been moored by two or more anchors.
2. (v. t.) To loose from anchorage. See Moor.
3. (v. i.) To weigh anchor.
Thesaurus Entries
break the ice, cast away, cast loose, cast off, cat the anchor, create, drop the mooring, head, head up, initiate, invent, lead, lead off, lead the way, loose for sea, originate, pioneer, precede, stand first, take the initiative, take the lead, take the plunge, unmoor, up-anchor, weigh anchor
