different between atrip vs aweigh

atrip

English

Etymology

a- +? trip

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??t??p/

Adjective

atrip (not comparable)

  1. (nautical, of an anchor) Just clear of the ground.
  2. (nautical, of sails) Sheeted home, hoisted taut up and ready for trimming.
  3. (nautical, of yards) Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across.

Anagrams

  • parti, patri-, tapir

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aweigh

English

Etymology

From a- +? weigh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??we?/
  • Homophone: away
  • Rhymes: -e?

Adjective

aweigh (not comparable)

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

Translations

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