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