intransitive. To secure one's ship, boat, etc., in a particular place by means of an anchor. Of a ship, boat, etc.: to be secured in this way.

to come to (an) anchor: (of the crew of a ship) to let down the anchor; (of a ship) to come to rest by being moored using the anchor (cf. anchor, v.…

to let go. transitive. To allow to escape; to set at liberty; to lose one's hold of; to relax (one's hold); to drop (an anchor).

to moor anchor: to anchor (see also sense 1d). Obsolete.

intransitive. To secure one's ship, etc., in a particular place; to anchor.

A heavy stone used on small vessels as a substitute for an anchor; also a small anchor. †to come to a killick: to come to anchor (obsolete). up k…

to drop anchor: to let the anchor down, to cast anchor. See cast, v. 6a. Also absol.

to let fall. To lower (a bridge, a portcullis, a veil); Nautical to ‘drop’ an anchor; also (see quot. 1867).

To lower (a drawbridge, portcullis, steps of a carriage, etc.); in restricted sense, to cause or allow to descend by gradual motion or short stages…