Dropping anchor


Synonyms for dropping anchor
verb come to a destination

land
appear
visit
reach
turn up
enter
report
show up
hit
show

alight
access
dismount
attain
buzz
disembark
barge in
check in
drop in
pull in

take place
blow in
bob up
breeze in
bust in
clock in
drop anchor
fall by
fall in
get to

hit town
make it
make the scene
pop in
pop up
punch the clock
roll in
sign in
sky in
wind up at

Antonyms for dropping anchor

hide
conceal
disappear
fail

lose
depart
go
leave

miss
abandon

Synonyms
verb land on the waterfront

berth
tie up
moor

rendezvous
anchor
join

unite
hook up
drop anchor

link up
put in

Antonyms

set sail
divide

separate
ship out

Synonyms
verb stop, cause to stop

bar
suspend
end
arrest
terminate
stop
stem
adjourn
stall
cease
interrupt

curb
impede
deter
hamper
block
break off
obstruct
punctuate
pause
balk
rest

frustrate
desist
stay
check
wait
cut short
draw up
hold back
pull up
intermit
blow the whistle on

bring to an end
bring to standstill
call it a day
cease fire
close down
come to an end
cool it
drop anchor
hold at bay
put a cork in
stand still

Antonyms

permit
commence
aid
further
stimulate
urge
assist
restart
carry out
open

allow
continue
go
begin
start
encourage
let go
initiate
advance
help

keep on
support
promote
do
carry on
forge
forward
push
speak smoothly

Synonyms
verb arrive, come to rest on

dock
settle
berth
alight
thump
pilot
debark
disembark

ditch
steer
ground
bring in
check in
come down
come in
get down

put down
take down
touch down
come ashore
come to berth
descend upon
drop anchor
flatten out

level off
light on
make land
put in
set down
set on deck
sit down
splash down

Antonyms

ascend
take off

fail
lose

Synonyms
verb become husband and wife in legal ceremony

catch
join
wed
pledge
relate
promise
conjugate
unite
mate

combine
tie
ally
associate
couple
conjoin
yoke
knit
land

unify
contract
merge
match
espouse
link
bond
one
tie the knot

become one
drop anchor
get hitched
get married
lead to altar
settle down
take vows
walk down aisle
plight one’s troth

Antonyms

dissociate
uncouple
detach
disconnect
loosen

disjoin
divorce
divide
separate
break

part
unfasten
fail
lose

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