aweigh

adj
/əˈweɪ/

Etymology

From a- + weigh.

  1. inherited from *wéǵʰeti
  2. inherited from *weganą
  3. inherited from *wegan
  4. inherited from wegan
  5. inherited from weyen
  6. prefixed as aweigh — “a + weigh

Definitions

  1. Of a ship's anchor

    Of a ship's anchor: Having been lifted off the sea bed in preparation for sailing; hanging by its rode, atrip.

  2. Of a ship or its crew

    Of a ship or its crew: Prepared to sail.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for aweigh. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA