Sekirov Dictionary

anchor

/ˈæŋ.kəː/

noun 23
verb 6
forms 4
phrases 1

noun23

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a heavy iron hook on a chain, let down to the bottom so that a boat stays in place
- Men that I knew around Wapatomac didn't wear high, shiny plug hats, nor yeller spring overcoats, nor carry canes with ivory heads as big as a catboat's anchor, as you might say. — 1913
An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached.
The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
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An anchorman or anchorwoman.
- Condoleezza Rice pops up on Fox to be told by the anchor: “When you invade a sovereign nation, that is a war crime.” — 2022
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(figurative) That which gives stability or security.
- which hope we have as an anchor of the soul — 1611
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A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.
- Supermarkets have also had to adjust. Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda have put a much greater emphasis on developing smaller high street stores or becoming anchors for mixed-used regeneration schemes […] — 2006
A line of code in a program which acts as a reference point for further code to be added immediately before or after, usually via copy and paste.
(Internet) A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.
The final runner in a relay race.
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.
A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
(US) A screw anchor.
A device for attaching a climber at the top of a climb, such as a chain or ring or a natural feature.
Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.
Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
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(slang) The brake of a vehicle.
- I saw Tim look back through the rear window of the cab and prayed he wouldn't do the first thing that came into his mind and step on the anchors. — 1967
A defensive player, especially one who counters the opposition's best offensive player.
A batter who remains in for a long time.
A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.
One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.
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(no longer used) An anchorite or anchoress.
- Nor earth to me giue foode, nor heauen light, / Sport and repose lock from me day and night, / To desperation turn my trust and hope, / And Anchors cheere in prison be my scope, […] — 1599

verb6

To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
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To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
- Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.
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To stop; to fix or rest.
- My invention […] anchors on Isabel. — 1603
To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.

forms

anchored · anchoring · anchoreth · anchors

Phrases with anchor

bring one's arse to an anchor
To sit down.

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