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Definition of Anchor
An´chor Pronunciation: ăņ´kẽr | n. | 1. | 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. | | 2. | 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. | | 3. | Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety. | | 4. | (Her.) An emblem of hope. | | 5. | (Arch.) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together. | | 6. | (Zool.) One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of Synapta. | | 6. | (Television) an achorman, anchorwoman, or anchorperson. | | v. t. | 1. | To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship. | | 2. | To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge. | | v. i. | 1. | To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream. | | 2. | To stop; to fix or rest. | | n. | 1. | An anchoret. |
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