MOORED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of moor 2. to tie a boat so that it stays in the same place:.

to attach a boat or ship to something on land or to the surface under the water to keep it in place: [ I/T ] We moored (the boat) further up the river.

moor 1 (mo͝or) v. moored, moor·ing, moors v.tr. 1. To make fast (a vessel, for example) by means of cables, anchors, or lines: moor a ship to a dock; a dirigible moored to a tower.

moored [ m oo rd ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA adjective (of a ship, boat, dirigible, buoy, etc.) secured in a particular place, as by ropes, cables, or anchors: We relaxed on the dock at night, staring at the stars and listening to the ocean lapping against the moored boats. verb the simple past tense and past participle of moor 2.