up-anchor

up-an·chor

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhp ang-ker]
- /ʌp ˈæŋ kər/
- /ʌp ˈæŋ.kər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhp ang-ker]
- /ʌp ˈæŋ kər/

Definitions of up-anchor word

verb without object up-anchor to weigh anchor. 1
verb up-anchor to weigh anchor 0

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Origin of up-anchor

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Up-anchor

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Up-anchor

up-anchor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.