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Definition of anchor
- Anchor n
- A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving [syn: {ground tackle}]
- A central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn: {mainstay}, {keystone}, {backbone}, {linchpin}, {lynchpin}]
- A television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute [syn: {anchorman}, {anchorperson}] v
- Fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete" [syn: {ground}]
- Secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore" [syn: {cast anchor}, {drop anchor}]
- Anchor n
- A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving [syn: {ground tackle}]
- A central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn: {mainstay}, {keystone}, {backbone}, {linchpin}, {lynchpin}]
- A television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute [syn: {anchorman}, {anchorperson}] v
- Fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete" [syn: {ground}]
- Secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore" [syn: {cast anchor}, {drop anchor}]
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