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    WEIGH ANCHOR

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Heave up an anchor in preparation for sailingplay

    Synonyms:

    weigh anchor; weigh the anchor

    Classified under:

    Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

    Hypernyms (to "weigh anchor" is one way to...):

    heave; heave up; heft; heft up (lift or elevate)

    Sentence frames:

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