Moored

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Moor \Moor\ (m[=oo]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moored} (m[=oo]rd);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Mooring}.] [Prob. fr. D. marren to tie,
     fasten, or moor a ship. See {Mar}.]
     1. (Naut.) 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.
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     2. Fig.: To secure, or fix firmly. --Brougham.
        [1913 Webster]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "moored":
     aground, anchored, caught, chained, fast, fastened, fixed,
     grounded, held, high and dry, impacted, inextricable, jammed,
     packed, stranded, stuck, stuck fast, tethered, tied, transfixed,
     wedged