anchor

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/ˈæŋ.kə/

noun 7verb 5name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

VERB + ANCHOR

cast, drop

After sailing for hours, the boat finally dropped anchor near the quiet harbor.

raise, weigh

The ship weighed anchor at dawn and headed toward the open sea.

lie at, ride at

The fishing boats rode at anchor near the harbor while the storm passed over.

PREP

at ~

The fishing boat remained at anchor while the storm passed over the coastal waters.

(verb.)

ADV

firmly, securely

The boat was firmly anchored in the harbor during the storm.

PREP

The boat was anchored to the pier during the storm.

Definitions

noun

A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

Men that I knew around Wapatomac didn't wear high, shiny plug hats, nor yeller spring overcoats, nor carry canes with ivory heads as big as a catboat's anchor, as you might say.

An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached.

The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)

Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.

Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.

verb

To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.

To cast anchor; to come to anchor.

Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.

To stop; to fix or rest.

My invention […] anchors on Isabel.

To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.

To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.

noun

An anchorite or anchoress.

Nor earth to me giue foode, nor heauen light, / Sport and repoſe lock from me day and night, / To deſperation turn my truſt and hope, / And Anchors cheere in priſon be my ſcope, […]

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Synonyms

noun — a central cohesive source of support and stability

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anchorman
anchorperson

verb — fix firmly and stably

ground

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

bring one's arse to an anchor

To sit down.

The young Fleming went in search of Smyllie in the Palace Bar, where he and his group were discussing the arguments for and against the Resurrection. "Bring your arse to an anchor,

lay an anchor to the windward

To adopt precautionary or anticipatory measures for potential future success or security.

Example Bank

Men that I knew around Wapatomac didn't wear high, shiny plug hats, nor yeller spring overcoats, nor carry canes with ivory heads as big as a catboat's anchor, as you might say.

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Condoleezza Rice pops up on Fox to be told by the anchor: “When you invade a sovereign nation, that is a war crime.”

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Supermarkets have also had to adjust. Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda have put a much greater emphasis on developing smaller high street stores or becoming anchors for mixed-used regeneration schemes […]

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Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.

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My invention […] anchors on Isabel.

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It is an incredible tale and one that makes no sense on so many levels. Only two years ago Leicester were anchored to the foot of the Premier League and staring at the prospect of relegation to the Ch

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, anchor is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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