Main Entry:

²anchor

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

an·chored; an·chor·ing \-k(ə-)riŋ\

Date:

13th century

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