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Noun moor has 2 senses

Moor - one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
--₁ is a kind of Muslim, Moslem, Mohammedan, Muhammedan, Muhammadan, Islamist
moor, moorland - open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
--₂ is a kind of plain, field, champaign

Verb moor has 3 senses

moor, berth, tie up - secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
--₁ is one way to fasten, fix, secure

Derived form: noun mooring₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
moor, berth, wharf - come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening"
--₂ is one way to dock
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
moor - secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat"
--₃ is one way to fasten, fix, secure

Derived forms: noun moorage₃, noun mooring₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something