aweigh

Speech parts

1. aweigh - Adjective

3. aweigh - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; -- said of the anchor.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

atrip freeborn high free untied anchorman absolute ahead loose ascending drifting afloat up unrestricted adrift
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Antonyms

bound depressed unfree associated enmeshed down the stairs
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Phrases with the word

anchor's aweigh

Examples

anchors aweigh Source: Internet

According to “College Fight Songs: An Annotated Anthology” published in 1998, “Anchors Aweigh" ranks as the fifth greatest fight song of all time. Source: Internet

Aweigh should not be confused with under way, which describes a vessel which is not moored to a dock or anchored, whether or not the vessel is moving through the water. Source: Internet

An anchor is described as aweigh when it has been broken out of the bottom and is being hauled up to be stowed. Source: Internet

Best known today for his performances in films such as An American in Paris (1951), Anchors Aweigh (1945), and Singin' in the Rain (1952), he was a dominant force in musical films until they fell out of fashion in the late 1950s. Source: Internet

The term aweigh describes an anchor when it is hanging on the rope and is not resting on the bottom. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

aweel aweful awefull Aweil aweless awelessly