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unmoor

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From un- + moor.

verb unmoors · unmooring · unmoored

  1. transitive To unfix or unsecure (a moored boat). “It would’ve taken him a half-hour to unmoor the boat.”
  2. figuratively, transitive To set free or loose. When oblivion finally unmoors us.
  3. intransitive To weigh anchor.

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unmoor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unmoor

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@misc{unmoor_2026,
  title = {unmoor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unmoor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}