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as in clamped
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anchored
verbpast tense of anchor
Synonyms & Antonyms of anchored (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to put securely in place or in a desired position
- used ropes and sandbags to anchor the hot-air balloon to the ground
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- embedded
- (also imbedded),
- entrenched
- (also intrenched),
- implanted,
- ingrained
- (also engrained),
- lodged,
- stuffed,
- wedged
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2
to stop at or near a place along the shore
- we'll anchor at Praia, Cape Verde
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