transitive. To secure (a ship, boat, or other floating object) in a particular place by means of one or more chains, ropes, or cables fastened to the…

transitive. Chiefly with adverb or prepositional phrase indicating position or direction. To bring (a boat) abreast of something, esp. another…

transitive to secure (a vessel) with a headfast (headfast, n.).

To moor (a ship or boat); also absol., or (usually) intransitive for passive said of the vessel.