weigh anchor



weigh anchor

To hoist the anchor so that a ship can sail. Weigh anchor, boys—we're going home!
See also: anchor, weigh

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JoŽIca-Slovene, Croatian
Gennadygye-NAH-dee, gee-NAH-deeRussian
DelroyDEL-roiEnglish (Rare)
DafneDAHF-neItalian
LucioLOO-cho (Italian)Italian, Spanish
TomÁSto-MAHS (Spanish), too-MASH (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese, Irish