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anchor

/ anchor /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
Type of:
hook claw
Kinds of:
grapnel grapnel anchor mooring anchor mushroom anchor sheet anchor
Has parts:
vessel watercraft
Derived:
cast anchor drop anchor
noun Sense 2
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"
Type of:
support
Derived:
ground
noun Sense 3
a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
Type of:
television reporter television newscaster TV reporter
verb Sense 4
secure a vessel with an anchor
"We anchored at Baltimore"
Type of:
fasten fix secure
Derived:
ground tackle anchorage anchorage ground
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
fix firmly and stably
"anchor the lamppost in concrete"
Type of:
fasten fix secure
Derived:
mainstay keystone backbone linchpin lynchpin
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
71%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
1
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hook claw grapnel grapnel anchor mooring anchor mushroom anchor sheet anchor support television reporter television newscaster TV reporter fasten