anchor
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
anchors
plural
anchors
Britannica Dictionary definition of ANCHOR
[count]
1
:
a heavy device that is attached to a boat or ship by a rope or chain and that is thrown into the water to hold the boat or ship in place
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The ship dropped anchor in a secluded harbor.
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Several yachts stood/sat/rode at anchor [=were held in place by an anchor] in the harbor.
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The crew weighed anchor [=lifted the anchor] and prepared to sail.
2
a
:
a person or thing that provides strength and support
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a star quarterback who has been the anchor [=the most important part] of a football team's offense for many years
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He described his wife as the emotional anchor of his life.
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a local bank that has been the financial anchor of the community
b
:
a large store that attracts customers and other businesses to an area (such as a shopping mall)
3
chiefly US
:
someone who reads the news on a television broadcast
:
an anchorman or anchorwoman
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a television news anchor
2
anchor
/ˈæŋkɚ/
verb
anchors;
anchored;
anchoring
2
anchor
/ˈæŋkɚ/
verb
anchors;
anchored;
anchoring
Britannica Dictionary definition of ANCHOR
1
:
to keep a ship or boat from moving by using an anchor
[+ object]
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They anchored the ship in the bay.
[no object]
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The ship anchored in the bay.
2
[+ object]
:
to connect (something) to a solid base
:
to hold (something) firmly in place
— usually used as (be) anchored
— often used figuratively with in
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The cables of the bridge are anchored to the hillside.
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Her authority is anchored in more than 20 years of experience.
3
[+ object]
:
to be the strongest and most important part of (something)
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a star quarterback who has anchored the team's offense for many years
4
[+ object]
US
:
to read the news on (a television broadcast)
:
to be the anchorman or anchorwoman on (a news program)
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She anchors the nightly news broadcast.
