anchor

noun

  1. 1

    a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

  2. 2

    a central cohesive source of support and stability

    faith is his anchor

    the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money

  3. 3

    a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

verb

  1. 1

    secure a vessel with an anchor

    We anchored at Baltimore

  2. 2

    fix firmly and stably

    anchor the lamppost in concrete

Synonyms

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