Main Entry:

²harbor

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

har·bored; har·bor·ing \-b(ə-)riŋ\

Date:

12th century

transitive verb1 a: to give shelter or refuge to b: to be the home or habitat of <the ledges still harbor rattlesnakes> ; broadly : contain 22: to hold especially persistently in the mind : cherish <harbored a grudge>intransitive verb1: to take shelter in or as if in a harbor2: live

— har·bor·er \-bər-ər\ noun