anchor

²anchor

verb

an·choredan·chor·ing\-k(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of ANCHOR

transitive verb

1

: to hold in place in the water by an anchor <anchor a ship>

2

: to secure firmly : fix <anchor a post in concrete>

3

: to act or serve as an anchor for <it is she who is anchoring the rebuilding campaign — G. D. Boone> <anchoring the evening news>

intransitive verb

1

: to cast anchor

2

: to become fixed

Examples of ANCHOR

1. They anchored the ship in the bay.
2. The ship anchored in the bay.
3. a star quarterback who has anchored the team's offense for many years

First Known Use of ANCHOR

13th century

Related to ANCHOR

Synonyms: fasten, catch, clamp, fix, hitch, moor, secure, set

Antonyms: loose, loosen, unfasten, unfix, unloose, unloosen

Related Words: embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, stuff, wedge

Near Antonyms: extract, prize, pry, pull, root (out), tear (out), uproot, wrest, yank

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