Definition
Meaning of 'Anchor'
Meaning of 'Anchor' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Anchor 
[ n.]
- A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable
(rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the
earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular
station. [ n.]- Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place.
- Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety.
- An emblem of hope.
- A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
- Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
- One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
- An anchoret.
2. Anchor [ v. i.]
- To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the
captain) anchored in the stream. [ v. i.]- To stop; to fix or rest.
3. Anchor [ v. t.]
- To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to
anchor a ship. [ v. t.]- To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge.
Meaning of 'Anchor' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. anchor [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a central cohesive source of support and stability
- a central cohesive source of support and stability
Example in sentence:
- faith is his anchor;
- he is the linchpin of this firm;
- the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
2. anchor [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- fix firmly and stably
- fix firmly and stably
Example in sentence:
- anchor the lamppost in concrete
Meaning (3):
- secure a vessel with an anchor
- secure a vessel with an anchor
Example in sentence:
- We anchored at Baltimore
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