Sekirov Dictionary

harbor

UK /ˈhɑːbə/US /ˈhɑɹbɚ/

noun 5
verb 4
forms 3

noun5

a piece of water next to land, held safe by walls or by the shape of the coast, where ships tie up
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Any place of shelter.
- The neighborhood is a well-known harbor for petty thieves.
A mixing box for materials.
(no longer used) Shelter, refuge.
(no longer used) A house of the zodiac, or the mansion of a heavenly body.

verb4

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To provide a harbor or safe place for.
- The docks, which once harbored tall ships, now harbor only petty thieves.
•
To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.
- She harbors a conviction that her husband has a secret, criminal past.
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To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.
- The fleet harbored in the south.
To drive (a hunted stag) to covert.

forms

harbored · harboring · harbors

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