'Kedge' definitions:
Definition of 'Kedge'
From: GCIDE
- Kedge \Kedge\ (k[e^]j), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kedged (k[e^]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. Kedging.] [Cf. dial. Sw. keka to tug, to drag one's self slowly forward; or perh. fr. ked, and kedge, n., for keg anchor, named from the keg or cask fastened to the anchor to show where it lies.] (Naut.) To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Kedge'
From: GCIDE
- Kedge \Kedge\, n. [See Kedge, v. t.] (Naut.) A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed with. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'kedge'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anchor,
- board,
- boom,
- cast anchor,
- cast loose,
- clap on ratlines,
- clear hawse,
- come to anchor,
- cut loose,
- disembark,
- dock,
- drop the hook,
- haul,
- haul down,
- heave,
- heave apeak,
- heave round,
- heave short,
- kedge off,
- lash,
- lash and tie,
- lay,
- lay aloft,
- lay anchor,
- log,
- moor,
- ratline down,
- spar down,
- stream the log,
- tie up,
- traverse a yard,
- unlash,
- warp