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   an·chor

   /ˈaNGkər/

   noun

   • 1. a heavy object attached to a rope or chain and used to moor a vessel to the sea bottom, typically one having a metal shank with a ring at one end for the rope and a pair of curved and/or barbed flukes at the other: "the boat, no longer held fast by its anchor, swung wildly"
   • ▪ a person or thing that provides stability or confidence in an otherwise uncertain situation: "the European Community is the economic anchor of the New Europe" Similar mainstaycornerstonebulwarkchief supportmain source of stability/securityfoundationproplinchpin
   • ▪ a store, e.g., a department store, that is the principal tenant of a mall or a shopping center.
   • 2. an anchorman or anchorwoman, especially in broadcasting or athletics: North American "he signed off after nineteen years as CBS news anchor" Similar announceranchormananchorwomannewscasterbroadcasterreporterpresenternewsreader

   verb

   • 1. moor (a ship) to the sea bottom with an anchor: "the ship was anchored in the lee of the island" Similar moorberthharborbe at anchortie upcast anchordrop anchor
   • ▪ secure firmly in position: "the tail is used as a hook with which the fish anchors itself to coral" Similar securefastenattachmake fastconnectbindaffixfix
   • ▪ provide with a firm basis or foundation: "it is important that policy be anchored to some acceptable theoretical basis"
   • 2. act as an anchor for (a television program or sporting event): North American "she anchored a television documentary series in the early 1980s"

   Word Origin Old Englishancor, ancra, via Latin from Greek ankura; reinforced in Middle English by Old French ancre. The current form is from anchora, an erroneous Latin spelling. The verb (from Old French ancrer) dates from Middle English.

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   Anchor definition: any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold..

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   Anchor has the sense of what holds something in place. When you anchor a bookshelf to the wall, you affix it to the wall so it won't come down. The anchor of a relay race is the last person to run.

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