📖 anchor

noun1 senses

1. a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
2. a central cohesive source of support and stability“faith is his anchor”
3. a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

See also: ground tacklebackbonekeystonelinchpinlynchpinmainstayanchormananchorperson

verb2 senses

1. secure a vessel with an anchor“We anchored at Baltimore”
2. fix firmly and stably“anchor the lamppost in concrete”

See also: cast anchordrop anchorground

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