1. Fix firmly and stably
   "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
   - ground 
2. Secure a vessel with an anchor
   "We anchored at Baltimore"
   - cast anchor, drop anchor

1. A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
   - ground tackle 
2. A central cohesive source of support and stability
   "faith is his anchor"
   - mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin 
3. A television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
   - anchorman, anchorperson

Derived forms: anchors, anchoring, anchored

See also: anchorage

Type of: claw, fasten, fix, hook, secure, support, television newscaster, television reporter, TV newsman, TV reporter

Part of: vessel, watercraft

Encyclopedia: Anchor, IL Anchor, Globe, and Eagle Anchor Anchor, Shropshire Anchor, Louisiana Anchor, Illinois

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