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anchor
[ ang-ker ]
noun
- any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- any similar device for holding fast or checking motion:
an anchor of stones.
- any device for securing a suspension or cantilever bridge at either end.
- any of various devices, as a metal tie, for binding one part of a structure to another.
- a person or thing that can be relied on for support, stability, or security; mainstay:
Hope was his only anchor.
- Television. a program that attracts many viewers who are likely to stay tuned to the network for the programs that follow.
- Also called anchor store. a well-known store, especially a department store, that attracts customers to the shopping center in which it is located.
- Slang. automotive brakes.
- Military. a key position in defense lines.
- the person on a team, especially a relay team, who competes last.
- the person farthest to the rear on a tug-of-war team.
verb (used with object)
- to hold fast by an anchor.
- to fix or fasten; affix firmly:
The button was anchored to the cloth with heavy thread.
- to act or serve as an anchor for:
He anchored the evening news.
verb (used without object)
- to drop anchor; lie or ride at anchor:
The ship anchored at dawn.
- to keep hold or be firmly fixed:
The insect anchored fast to its prey.
- Sports, Radio and Television. to act or serve as an anchor.
anchor
/ ˈæŋə /
noun
- any of several devices, usually of steel, attached to a vessel by a cable and dropped overboard so as to grip the bottom and restrict the vessel's movement
- an object used to hold something else firmly in place
the rock provided an anchor for the rope
- a source of stability or security
religion was his anchor
- a metal cramp, bolt, or similar fitting, esp one used to make a connection to masonry
- ( as modifier )
anchor plate
anchor bolt
- the rear person in a tug-of-war team
- short for anchorman anchorwoman
- at anchor(of a vessel) anchored
- cast anchor or come to anchor or drop anchorto anchor a vessel
- drag anchorSee drag
- ride at anchorto be anchored
- weigh anchorto raise a vessel's anchor or (of a vessel) to have its anchor raised in preparation for departure
verb
- to use an anchor to hold (a vessel) in one place
- to fasten or be fastened securely; fix or become fixed firmly
- tr radio television to act as an anchorman on
Other yvlog Forms
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- ·ǰ· adjective
- ·ǰ· adjective
- ··ǰ verb
- ܲ··ǰ adjective
- ɱ-·ǰ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of anchor1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of anchor1
Idioms and Phrases
- at anchor, held in place by an anchor:
The luxury liner is at anchor in the harbor.
- drag anchor, (of a vessel) to move with a current or wind because an anchor has failed to hold.
- drop anchor, to anchor a vessel:
They dropped anchor in a bay to escape the storm.
- weigh anchor, to raise the anchor:
We will weigh anchor at dawn.
Example Sentences
The three of us anchored that show in a really powerful way.
There were eight other vessels anchored in the same area, the report noted.
Dropped anchors from cruise ships can exact damage.
It’s hard to imagine MacArthur Park, and the city, without one of its most iconic anchors.
The Indian Express said "the emotional depth and dramatic weight that anchored Lucifer are largely absent in Empuraan" but praised "Mohanlal's commanding performance" and some other aspects of the film.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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