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Main Entry:
weigh anchor
Part of Speech:
verb
Definition:
put up the anchor
Synonyms:
bring the anchor home, cast off, loose for sea, put to sea, unmoor, up-anchor
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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