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moor2

Syllabification: (moor)

Pronunciation: /ˈmo͝or/

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Definition of moor

verb

[with object]

make fast (a boat) by attaching it by cable or rope to the shore or to an anchor:twenty or so fishing boats were moored to the pier
[no object] (of a boat) be made fast by mooring:we moored alongside a jetty