unanchor
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To raise an anchor or to free a vessel from an anchor.
- (transitive) To liberate.
- (intransitive) To become loose or physically unattached.
- (transitive) To release from a fixed position and allow to be moved.
Etymology
Prefix from English anchor.
Origin
English
anchor
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anchor English
- anchorable English
- anchorage English
- anchoreth English
- anchorhold English
- anchoring English
- anchorless English
- anchorlike English
- anchorman English
- anchorperson English
- coanchor English
- disanchor English
- アンカー Japanese
- anker Middle English
- anka Tok Pisin
- angko Chuukese
- angkaa Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin