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Verb: weigh anchor  wey'ang-ku(r)
  1. Heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing
    "The captain ordered the crew to weigh anchor at dawn";
    - weigh the anchor

Derived forms: weighed anchor, weighing anchor, weighs anchor

Type of: heave, heave up, heft, heft up

Encyclopedia: Weigh anchor