Anchor | Meaning of anchor

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anchor (noun)
Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.

anchor (noun)
One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.

anchor (noun)
One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.

anchor (verb)
To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.

anchor (verb)
To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.

anchor (verb)
To stop; to fix or rest.

anchor (verb)
To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.

anchor (verb)
To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.

anchor (verb)
To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.

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January 24, 2019

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