Main Entry: ²harbor

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): har·bored; har·bor·ing \-b(ə-)riŋ\

Date: 12th century

transitive verb 1 a : to give shelter or refuge to b : to be the home or habitat of <the ledges still harbor rattlesnakes>; broadly : contain 2
2 : to hold especially persistently in the mind : cherish <harbored a grudge>intransitive verb 1 : to take shelter in or as if in a harbor
2 : live

— har·bor·er \-bər-ər\ noun